Where does “ørred” come from?

ørred (Danish) comes from Old Norse aurriði, from Old Norse -riði, from Proto-Germanic *ridjô, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ørred (Danish): trout

Definitions

  1. trout

Ancestry of “ørred”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaurriði—
2Old Norse-riðirider
3Proto-Germanic*ridjôrider
4Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “ørred”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →
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