Where does “mórauðr” come from?

mórauðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse rauðr, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “mórauðr”, step by step

mórauðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse rauðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserauðrred
2Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
3Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
4Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old Norse mór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemóra moor, a heath, a barren moorland
2Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mórauðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →