Where does “rød” come from?

rød (Danish) comes 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.

rød (Danish): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “rød”, step by step

rød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish røth

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

via Old Norse rót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserótroot
2Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “rød”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →