Where does “Rødhætte” come from?

Rødhætte (Danish) comes from Danish rød, from Old Danish røth, from Old Norse rauðr, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Rødhætte (Danish): Little Red Riding Hood story, character

Definitions

  1. Little Red Riding Hood story, character

Ancestry of “Rødhætte”, step by step

Rødhætte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish rød

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrødred
2Old Danishrøthred
3Old Norserauðrred
4Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
5Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Danish hætte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhættecap, hood
2Old Norsehetta—
3Proto-GermanichattijǭA small hat; cap; hood
4Proto-Germanichattuzhat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →