Where does “rötlichbraun” come from?

rötlichbraun (German) comes from German rötlich, 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.

rötlichbraun (German): reddish-brown

Definitions

  1. reddish-brown

Ancestry of “rötlichbraun”, step by step

rötlichbraun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rötlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrötlichreddish
2Germanrōt—
3Middle High Germanrōtred, red-haired
4Old High Germanrōtred, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red
5Proto-West Germanicraudred
6Proto-Germanicraudazred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via German Braun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBraunbrown
2Old High Germanbrūnbrown
3Proto-West Germanicbrūnbrown
4Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →