Where does “rauðmagi” come from?

rauðmagi (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.

rauðmagi (Icelandic): male lumpsucker

Definitions

  1. male lumpsucker

Ancestry of “rauðmagi”, step by step

rauðmagi 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 magi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmagistomach; tummy, belly
2Old Norsemagistomach
3Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →