Where does “rödstjärt” come from?

rödstjärt (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.

rödstjärt (Swedish): a common redstart

Definitions

  1. a common redstart

Ancestry of “rödstjärt”, step by step

rödstjärt 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 stjärt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstjärta bottom, a behind; a tail of certain animals,...
2Old Swedishstiærtertail
3Old Norsestertr—
4Proto-Germanicstertaztail
5Proto-Indo-European(s)terd-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “rödstjärt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →