Where does “rauðaldin” come from?

rauðaldin (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.

rauðaldin (Icelandic): tomato

Definitions

  1. tomato

Ancestry of “rauðaldin”, step by step

rauðaldin 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 aldin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaldinfruit
2Old Norsealdinfruit of a tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →