Where does “mörkröd” come from?

mörkröd (Swedish) comes from Swedish röd, from Old Swedish rø̄þer, from Old Norse rauðr, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

mörkröd (Swedish): dark red

Definitions

  1. dark red

Ancestry of “mörkröd”, step by step

mörkröd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish röd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrödred; of or pertaining to leftist politics and...
2Old Swedishrø̄þer
3Old Norserauðrred
4Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
5Proto-Germanic*dūnā
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Swedish mörk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmörkdark
2Old Swedishmyrkerdark; hidden, obscured; sneaky, insidious
3Old Norsemyrkrdark, murky
4Proto-Germanicmerkuzdark
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnomEvery word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā
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