Where does “zinnoberrot” come from?

zinnoberrot (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.

zinnoberrot (German): cinnabar

Definitions

  1. cinnabar

Ancestry of “zinnoberrot”, step by step

zinnoberrot 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 Zinnober

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZinnobercinnabar; something worthless, a questionable...
2Middle High Germanzinober—
3Old Frenchcinobre—
4Latincinnabarisdragon's blood; cinnabar
5Ancient Greekκιννάβαριcinnabar, bisulphuret of mercury; vermilion
6Arabicزِنْجَفْر—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →