Where does “wealhbasu” come from?

wealhbasu (Old English) comes from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

wealhbasu (Old English): vermilion

Definitions

  1. vermilion

Ancestry of “wealhbasu”, step by step

wealhbasu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wealh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwealhforeigner; Briton or Welshman; slave
2Old Englishīeġisland
3Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Old English basu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbasupurple; scarlet; crimson
2Proto-West Germanicbasupurple, scarlet, crimson
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →