Where does “rjóða” come from?
rjóða (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic reudaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
rjóða (Old Norse): to redden
Ancestry of “rjóða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | reudaną | to redden, make red; to clear, eradicate, remove |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |