Etymology Explorer
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Where does “raun” come from?
raun (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse reynir, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
Ancestry of “raun”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
reynir
rowan tree; second-person singular present...
2
Proto-Indo-European
h₁rewdʰ-
red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →
Every word from Old Norse reynir →