Where does “rödräv” come from?
rödräv (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.
rödräv (Swedish): red fox
Ancestry of “rödräv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | röd | red; of or pertaining to leftist politics and... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | rø̄þer | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | rauðr | red |
| 4 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |