Where does “rotwangig” come from?

rotwangig (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.

rotwangig (German): rosy-cheeked

Definitions

  1. rosy-cheeked

Ancestry of “rotwangig”, step by step

rotwangig 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 wange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwangecheek (on the face)
2Middle High Germanwange—
3Old High Germanwangacheek
4Proto-Germanicwangôcheek; jaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →
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