Where does “knallrot” come from?

knallrot (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.

knallrot (German): scarlet

Definitions

  1. scarlet

Ancestry of “knallrot”, step by step

knallrot 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 knallen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknallento bang, to pop; to fuck
2Germanknallsingular imperative of knallen; first-person...
3Middle High Germanknellen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →