Where does “lyserød” come from?

lyserød (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lys, from Danish lys, from Old Danish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, from Proto-Germanic leuhsą, from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so-m, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lyserød (Norwegian Bokmål): pink

Definitions

  1. pink

Ancestry of “lyserød”, step by step

lyserød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållyslight; fair, blonde; fair
2Danishlyslight; bright; fair, blond
3Old Danishliūs—
4Old Norseljósa burning light; light of the sun
5Proto-Germanicleuhsąlight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-so-m—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so-m →