Where does “rödtrast” come from?

rödtrast (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.

rödtrast (Swedish): Naumann's thrush, (Turdus naumanni)

Definitions

  1. Naumann's thrush, (Turdus naumanni)

Ancestry of “rödtrast”, step by step

rödtrast 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 trast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrasta thrush
2Old Norseþrǫstrthrush
3Proto-Germanicþrastuzthrush
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrósdos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnomEvery word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā
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