Where does “Rothirsch” come from?

Rothirsch (German) comes 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.

Rothirsch (German): red deer, Cervus elaphus

Definitions

  1. red deer, Cervus elaphus

Ancestry of “Rothirsch”, step by step

Rothirsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rōt

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

via German Hirsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHirschdeer
2Middle High Germanhirz—
3Old High Germanhiruzdeer
4Proto-West Germanicherutdeer, stag
5Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “Rothirsch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →