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
Ancestry of “rød”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Danish | røth | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | rauðr | red |
| 3 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |