Where does “mórauður” come from?

mórauður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic rauður, from Old Norse rauðr, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

mórauður (Icelandic): reddish brown, peat-coloured

Definitions

  1. reddish brown, peat-coloured

Ancestry of “mórauður”, step by step

mórauður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic rauður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrauðurred
2Old Norserauðrred
3Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
4Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Icelandic mór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmórmoor, heath; peat
2Old Norsemóra moor, a heath, a barren moorland
3Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →