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
Ancestry of “Routdréischel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | rout | red |
| 2 | Old High German | rōt | red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | raud | red |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raudaz | red |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rowdʰós | red thing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |