Where does “raudfuru” come from?

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

raudfuru (Norwegian Nynorsk): red pine (Pinus resinosa)

Definitions

  1. red pine (Pinus resinosa)

Ancestry of “raudfuru”, step by step

raudfuru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk raud

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk furu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfurua pine; pine
2Old Norsefurafir, firtree; pine
3Proto-Germanicfurhōfir; pine; forest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnomEvery word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā
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