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Where does “robijn” come from?

robijn (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch robijn, from Medieval Latin rubinus, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

robijn (Dutch): ruby

Definitions

  1. ruby

Ancestry of “robijn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrobijn—
2Medieval Latinrubinusruby, carbuncle; carbuncle, ruby
3Latinruberred ; ruddy
4Proto-Italicruðrosred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “robijn”

  • robijnrood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →