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Where does “roði” come from?

roði (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.

roði (Faroese): redness, red colour; indefinite dative singular...

Definitions

  1. redness, red colour; indefinite dative singular...

Ancestry of “roði”, step by step

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