Where does “rudden” come from?

rudden (English) comes from Middle English rudnen, from Old Norse roðna, from Old Norse roða, from Old Norse -na, from Proto-Germanic -naną, from Proto-Germanic -nō-, from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂-.

rudden (English): To become ruddy or reddish

Definitions

  1. To become ruddy or reddish

Ancestry of “rudden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishrudnenTo become flushed from emotion; to redden
2Old Norseroðnato become red; redden
3Old Norseroða
4Old Norse-naUsed to form inchoative verbs from adjectives;...
5Proto-Germanic-nanąForms fientive verbs, with a sense of 'to become...
6Proto-Germanic-nō-
7Proto-Indo-European-néh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic -nanąEvery word from Old Norse -na