Where does “Röte” come from?
Röte (German) comes from German -e, from German Du, from Middle High German dū, from Old High German dū, from Proto-West Germanic þū, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
Röte (German): redness
Ancestry of “Röte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | -e | stark + API → Stärke; used to form the plural of... |
| 2 | German | Du | Alternative letter-case form of du; literally:... |
| 3 | Middle High German | dū | — |
| 4 | Old High German | dū | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þū | you |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *þū | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |
Words derived from “Röte”