Where does “rauðíkorni” come from?

rauðíkorni (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.

rauðíkorni (Icelandic): red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

Definitions

  1. red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

Ancestry of “rauðíkorni”, step by step

rauðíkorni 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 íkorni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicíkornisquirrel
2Old Norseíkornisquirrel
3Proto-Germanicaikwernôsquirrel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →
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