Where does “Rotschenkel” come from?

Rotschenkel (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.

Rotschenkel (German): common redshank bird of the species

Definitions

  1. common redshank bird of the species

Ancestry of “Rotschenkel”, step by step

Rotschenkel 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 schenkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschenkeleach of the two main parts of a leg; shank (lower part) or thigh (upper part)
2Middle High Germanschenkel—
3Old High Germanscanca—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →