Where does “dimmreyður” come from?

dimmreyður (Faroese) comes from Faroese reyður, from Old Norse rauðr, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dimmreyður (Faroese): dark red

Definitions

  1. dark red

Ancestry of “dimmreyður”, step by step

dimmreyður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese reyður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesereyðurred
2Old Norserauðrred
3Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
4Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Faroese dimmur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesedimmurdark
2Old Norsedimmrdark, gloomy
3Proto-Germanicdimmazdark; gloomy
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰem-to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →
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