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Where does “ryðönd” come from?

ryðönd (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ryð, from Old Norse rustr, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ryðönd (Icelandic): ruddy shelduck

Definitions

  1. ruddy shelduck

Ancestry of “ryðönd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicryðrust
2Old Norserustr—
3Proto-Germanicrustazrust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →