Where does “rauðflekkóttr” come from?

rauðflekkóttr (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.

rauðflekkóttr (Old Norse): flecked with red

Definitions

  1. flecked with red

Ancestry of “rauðflekkóttr”, step by step

rauðflekkóttr 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 flekkóttr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflekkóttrflecked, spotted
2Old Norseflekkrspot
3Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →