myEtymology.com: English etymology of redshank

Etymology of the English word redshank

the English word redshank

derived from the English word red

derived from the English word read

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ar-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *raedanan

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *reudh-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *rauthaz

derived from the English word shank

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *skanka-