Where does “Rotkehlchen” come from?

Rotkehlchen (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.

Rotkehlchen (German): European robin

Definitions

  1. European robin

Ancestry of “Rotkehlchen”, step by step

Rotkehlchen 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 Kehle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKehlethroat
2Middle High Germankële—
3Old High Germankelathroat
4Proto-West Germanickelāthroat
5Proto-Germanickelǭthroat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelu-to swallow

Words derived from “Rotkehlchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →