Where does “rēad” come from?

rēad (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic raud, from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rēad (Old English): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “rēad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicraudred
2Proto-Germanicraudazred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rēad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →