Where does “Routdréischel” come from?

Routdréischel (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish rout, from Old High German rōt, from Proto-West Germanic raud, from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

Routdréischel (Luxembourgish): redwing

Definitions

  1. redwing

Ancestry of “Routdréischel”, step by step

Routdréischel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish rout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishroutred
2Old High Germanrōtred, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red
3Proto-West Germanicraudred
4Proto-Germanicraudazred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Luxembourgish Dréischel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishDréischelthrush
2Middle High Germandroschel—
3Old High Germandrōscala—
4Proto-Germanicþrustalǭ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →