Where does “rodna” come from?

rodna (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse roðna, from Old Norse roða, from Old Norse -na, from Proto-Germanic -naną, from Proto-Germanic -nō-, from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂-.

rodna (Norwegian Nynorsk): to redden

Definitions

  1. to redden

Ancestry of “rodna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseroðnato become red; redden
2Old Norseroða—
3Old Norse-naUsed to form inchoative verbs from adjectives;...
4Proto-Germanic-nanąForms fientive verbs, with a sense of 'to become...
5Proto-Germanic-nō-—
6Proto-Indo-European-néh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -naną →Every word from Old Norse -na →