Where does “rōt” come from?

rōt (Middle High German) comes 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.

rōt (Middle High German): red, red-haired

Definitions

  1. red, red-haired

Ancestry of “rōt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rōt”

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