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

  1. to redden; said of the sky; redness of the sky

Ancestry of “röda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseroða—
2Old Norse-naUsed to form inchoative verbs from adjectives;...
3Proto-Germanic-nanąForms fientive verbs, with a sense of 'to become...
4Proto-Germanic-nō-—
5Proto-Indo-European-néh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -naną →Every word from Old Norse -na →