Where does “robijnrood” come from?
robijnrood (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.
robijnrood (Dutch): ruby
Definitions
- ruby
Ancestry of “robijnrood”, step by step
robijnrood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch rood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rood | red; left, socialist, labor |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rôot | red |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rōt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | raud | red |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raudaz | red |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rowdʰós | red thing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
via Dutch robijn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | robijn | ruby |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | robijn | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | rubinus | ruby, carbuncle; carbuncle, ruby |
| 4 | Latin | ruber | red approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ruðros | red |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rudʰrós | red |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -rós | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |