Where does “röda” come from?
röda (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse roða, from Old Norse -na, from Proto-Germanic -naną, from Proto-Germanic -nō-, from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂-.
röda (Westrobothnian): to redden; said of the sky; redness of the sky
Definitions
- to redden; said of the sky; redness of the sky
Ancestry of “röda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | roða | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | -na | Used to form inchoative verbs from adjectives;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -naną | Forms fientive verbs, with a sense of 'to become... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -nō- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -néh₂- | — |