Where does “rotbräunlich” come from?

rotbräunlich (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.

rotbräunlich (German): brownish-red

Definitions

brownish-red

Ancestry of “rotbräunlich”, step by step

rotbräunlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rōt

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	rōt	—
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

via German bräunlich

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	bräunlich	brownish
2	German	Braun	brown
3	Old High German	brūn	brown
4	Proto-West Germanic	brūn	brown
5	Proto-Germanic	brūnaz	brown
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰerH-	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 →