Where does “weolocread” come from?

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

weolocread (Old English): of the reddish color derived from whelk snails; scarlet or purple

Definitions

  1. of the reddish color derived from whelk snails; scarlet or purple

Ancestry of “weolocread”, step by step

weolocread traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English rēad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrēadred
2Proto-West Germanicraudred
3Proto-Germanicraudazred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Old English weoloc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweolocwhelk
2Proto-West Germanic*welukwhelk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →