Where does “rotbraun” come from?

rotbraun (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.

rotbraun (German): of a reddish brown or brownish red colour of any...

Definitions

  1. of a reddish brown or brownish red colour of any...

Ancestry of “rotbraun”, step by step

rotbraun 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 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 →