Where does “red cap” come from?
red cap (English) comes from English redcap, from English red, from Middle English red, from Old English rēad, from Proto-West Germanic raud, from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
red cap (English): Alternative form of redcap
Definitions
- Alternative form of redcap
Ancestry of “red cap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | redcap | A member of the Royal Military Police a unit in... |
| 2 | English | red | Having red as its color; Having an orange-brown... |
| 3 | Middle English | red | red, crimson, scarlet; red pigment; reddened,... |
| 4 | Old English | rēad | red |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | raud | red |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | raudaz | red |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rowdʰós | red thing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |