Where does “reahart” come from?

reahart (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian read, from Old Frisian rād, from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

reahart (West Frisian): red deer

Definitions

  1. red deer

Ancestry of “reahart”, step by step

reahart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian read

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianreadred
2Old Frisianrādred
3Proto-Germanicraudazred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via West Frisian hart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianhartdeer
2Old Frisianhert—
3Proto-West Germanicherutdeer, stag
4Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →