Where does “ruad” come from?
ruad (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian rād, from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
ruad (North Frisian): red
Ancestry of “ruad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | rād | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | raudaz | red |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rowdʰós | red thing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |