Where does “reddleman” come from?
reddleman (English) comes from English reddle, from English ruddle, from English rud, from Middle English rudden, from Old English rudian, from Proto-West Germanic rodēn, from Proto-Germanic rudāną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰéh₁ti — red.
reddleman (English): A ruddleman
Ancestry of “reddleman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | reddle | Red ochre; To redden |
| 2 | English | ruddle | A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep;... |
| 3 | English | rud | redness; blush; ruddle; red ochre; Alternative... |
| 4 | Middle English | rudden | — |
| 5 | Old English | rudian | to be ruddy |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rodēn | to be red |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rudāną | to be red |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rudʰéh₁ti | to be red |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |