Where does “rødgaupe” come from?

rødgaupe (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.

rødgaupe (Norwegian Bokmål): bobcat, red lynx; Lynx rufus

Definitions

  1. bobcat, red lynx; Lynx rufus

Ancestry of “rødgaupe”, step by step

rødgaupe 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 gaupe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgaupelynx, wildcat; Lynx lynx
2Old Norsegaupaa lynx
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →