Where does “ræverød” come from?

ræverød (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.

ræverød (Danish): red like a fox

Definitions

  1. red like a fox

Ancestry of “ræverød”, step by step

ræverød 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 ræv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrævfox
2Old Danishræf—
3Old Norserefra fox
4Proto-Norse*rebaʀfox
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →