Where does “husrødstjert” come from?

husrødstjert (Danish) comes from Danish rødstjert, 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.

husrødstjert (Danish): black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)

Definitions

  1. black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)

Ancestry of “husrødstjert”, step by step

husrødstjert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish rødstjert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrødstjertcommon redstart
2Danishrødred
3Old Danishrøthred
4Old Norserauðrred
5Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
6Proto-Germanic*dūnā
7Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Danish hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhushouse; building; block of flats, cottage
2Old Danishhushouse
3Old Norsehúshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnomEvery word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā