Where does “rødkælk” come from?

rødkælk (Danish) comes from German Rotkehlchen, from German rōt, from Middle High German rōt, from Old High German rōt, from Proto-West Germanic raud, from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rødkælk (Danish): European robin

Definitions

  1. European robin

Ancestry of “rødkælk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRotkehlchenEuropean robin
2Germanrōt—
3Middle High Germanrōtred, red-haired
4Old High Germanrōtred, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red
5Proto-West Germanicraudred
6Proto-Germanicraudazred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →