Where does “rood” come from?

rood (Dutch) comes 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.

rood (Dutch): red; left, socialist, labor

Definitions

  1. red; left, socialist, labor

Ancestry of “rood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrôotred
2Old Dutchrōt—
3Proto-West Germanicraudred
4Proto-Germanicraudazred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rood”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →