Where does “rōt” come from?

rōt (German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “rōt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rōt”

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