Where does “rödtunga” come from?
rödtunga (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.
rödtunga (Swedish): witch flounder (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus)
Definitions
- witch flounder (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus)
Ancestry of “rödtunga”, step by step
rödtunga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish röd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Swedish tunga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tunga | a tongue; a language, speech; weight |
| 2 | Old Swedish | tunga | tongue; speech, language |
| 3 | Old Norse | tunga | tongue |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |