Where does “reddish” come from?

Reddish comes from English red, which derives from Proto-Germanic raudaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, both meaning the color red.

reddish (English): Somewhat red

Definitions

  1. Somewhat red

Ancestry of “reddish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishredHaving red as its color; Having an orange-brown...
2Middle Englishredred, crimson, scarlet; red pigment; reddened,...
3Old Englishrēadred
4Proto-West Germanicraudred
5Proto-Germanicraudazred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “reddish”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →