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Where does “rauðr” come from?

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

rauðr (Old Norse): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “rauðr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rauðr”

  • rödstjärt
  • karmosinröd
  • vinröd
  • röd
  • rödlätt
  • röding
  • rödbeta
  • rödvin
  • rödaktig
  • rödförskjutning
  • rödräv
  • infrarød
  • skarlagensrød
  • rødsprit
  • skarlagenrød
  • rødvin
  • burgunderrød
  • rødgaupe
  • lyserød
  • rødaktig
  • rød
  • peonrød
  • rødrev
  • rødhet
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