Where does “mursteinsrød” come from?

mursteinsrød (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål murstein, from Norwegian Bokmål stein, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

mursteinsrød (Norwegian Bokmål): brick-red

Definitions

  1. brick-red

Ancestry of “mursteinsrød”, step by step

mursteinsrød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål murstein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmursteina brick
2Norwegian Bokmålsteinstoned, under the influence of cannabis; stone;...
3Old NorseSteinna stone, boulder, rock
4Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

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 steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →