Where does “raudrev” come from?

raudrev (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.

raudrev (Norwegian Nynorsk): red fox; "Vulpes vulpes"

Definitions

  1. red fox; "Vulpes vulpes"

Ancestry of “raudrev”, step by step

raudrev 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 rev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskreva fox; 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 →