Where does “rostungr” come from?

rostungr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rostungr (Old Norse): a walrus; walrus

Definitions

  1. a walrus; walrus

Ancestry of “rostungr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrustazrust
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rostungr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rustaz →