Where does “rout” come from?

rout (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German rōt, from Old High German rōt, from Proto-West Germanic raud, from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rout (Alemannic German): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “rout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrōtred, red-haired
2Old High Germanrōtred, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red
3Proto-West Germanicraudred
4Proto-Germanicraudazred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →
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