Where does “infrarot” come from?
infrarot (German) comes from German rot, 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.
infrarot (German): infrared
Definitions
- infrared
Ancestry of “infrarot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rot | red; red; pertaining to Marxism in the widest... |
| 2 | Middle High German | rōt | red, red-haired |
| 3 | Old High German | rōt | red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | raud | red |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raudaz | red |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rowdʰós | red thing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |