Where does “raudhåra” come from?

raudhåra (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.

raudhåra (Norwegian Nynorsk): Having red hair; redheaded, ginger

Definitions

  1. Having red hair; redheaded, ginger

Ancestry of “raudhåra”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →