Where does “rødrev” come from?

rødrev (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.

rødrev (Norwegian Bokmål): red fox; Vulpes vulpes; species of the family...

Definitions

  1. red fox; Vulpes vulpes; species of the family...

Ancestry of “rødrev”, step by step

rødrev 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 rev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålreva fox; marijuana; a reef
2Old Norserifrib, reef; reef
3Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →