Where does “red” come from?

red (Middle English) comes from Old English rēad, from Proto-West Germanic raud, from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

red (Middle English): red, crimson, scarlet; red pigment; reddened,...

Definitions

  1. red, crimson, scarlet; red pigment; reddened,...

Ancestry of “red”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrēadred
2Proto-West Germanicraudred
3Proto-Germanicraudazred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “red”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →
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