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

rauðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dūn

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

via Proto-Germanic raudaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraudazred
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rauðr”

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