Where does “Roodehaan” come from?

Roodehaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch rood, from Middle Dutch rôot, from Old Dutch rōt, from Proto-West Germanic raud, from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

Ancestry of “Roodehaan”, step by step

Roodehaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchroodred; left, socialist, labor
2Middle Dutchrôotred
3Old Dutchrōt—
4Proto-West Germanicraudred
5Proto-Germanicraudazred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Dutch haan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhaanA cock, a rooster; The male of various other...
2Middle Dutchhane—
3Old Dutchhanorooster
4Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
5Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →
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