Where does “rauðfreknóttr” come from?

rauðfreknóttr (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.

rauðfreknóttr (Old Norse): red-freckled

Definitions

  1. red-freckled

Ancestry of “rauðfreknóttr”, step by step

rauðfreknóttr 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 freknóttr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefreknóttrfreckly
2Old Norse-óttrsuffix used to create adjectives, meaning more or...
3Proto-Germanic-uhtaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →