Where does “blue-red” come from?
blue-red (English) comes from English blue, from Middle English blewe, from Anglo-Norman blew, from Middle French bleu, from Old French blöe, from Latvian blāvus, from Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu — yellow, blond, grey.
blue-red (English): Of a colour between blue and red; purple
Definitions
- Of a colour between blue and red; purple
Ancestry of “blue-red”, step by step
blue-red traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blue | Having blue as its color; Depressed, melancholic,... |
| 2 | Middle English | blewe | blue, azure; blue-violet; blue-grey; the colour... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | blew | blue |
| 4 | Middle French | bleu | blue |
| 5 | Old French | blöe | blue |
| 6 | Latvian | blāvus | accusative plural masculine form of blāvs |
| 7 | Old High German | blāo | blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |
via English red
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | red | Having red as its color; Having an orange-brown... |
| 2 | Middle English | red | red, crimson, scarlet; red pigment; reddened,... |
| 3 | Old English | rēad | red |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | raud | red |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raudaz | red |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rowdʰós | red thing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |