Where does “rjóðr” come from?

rjóðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse rjóða, from Proto-Germanic reudaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rjóðr (Old Norse): red, ruddy

Definitions

  1. red, ruddy

Ancestry of “rjóðr”, step by step

rjóðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse rjóða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserjóðato redden
2Proto-Germanicreudanąto redden, make red; to clear, eradicate, remove
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Proto-Germanic rudjaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrudjanąto clear
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewdʰ-—

Words derived from “rjóðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →