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Where does “raud” come from?

raud (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

raud (Proto-West Germanic): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “raud”, step by step

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

Words derived from “raud”

  • red
  • pink
  • reddish
  • infrared
  • reed
  • redder
  • reddening
  • pinkish
  • redhead
  • redwood
  • redshift
  • redden
  • redheaded
  • pinky
  • rede
  • redneck
  • redskin
  • redbrick
  • pinkie
  • redly
  • pinker
  • redhaired
  • pinkness
  • redcoat
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