Where does “redcoat” come from?
redcoat (English) comes 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.
redcoat (English): A British soldier, especially during the American...
Definitions
- A British soldier, especially during the American...
Ancestry of “redcoat”, step by step
redcoat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |