Where does “rauðlaukur” come from?

rauðlaukur (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.

rauðlaukur (Icelandic): red onion

Definitions

  1. red onion

Ancestry of “rauðlaukur”, step by step

rauðlaukur 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 laukur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclaukuronion, leek, garlic; a bulb; the best of...
2Old Norselaukrleek, garlic
3Proto-Norseᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉleek
4Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →