Where does “burgunderrød” come from?

burgunderrød (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rød, from Old Norse rauðr, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

burgunderrød (Norwegian Bokmål): burgundy

Definitions

  1. burgundy

Ancestry of “burgunderrød”, step by step

burgunderrød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål rød

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrødred
2Old Norserauðrred
3Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
4Proto-Germanic*dūnā
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Norwegian Bokmål burgunder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålburgunderburgundy; a Burgundian
2Old Norseborgundar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnomEvery word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā
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