Where does “Infrarotbereich” come from?

Infrarotbereich (German) comes from German Infrarot, from German rōt, from Middle High German rōt, from Old High German rōt, from Proto-West Germanic raud, from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

Infrarotbereich (German): infrared region

Definitions

  1. infrared region

Ancestry of “Infrarotbereich”, step by step

Infrarotbereich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Infrarot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanInfrarotinfrared
2Germanrōt—
3Middle High Germanrōtred, red-haired
4Old High Germanrōtred, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red
5Proto-West Germanicraudred
6Proto-Germanicraudazred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via German Bereich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBereicharea, realm, range, scope; course of study or...
2Germanbereichento extend; to cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →