German Low German root

← Danish rød (cognate)

← German rot (cognate)

← English red (cognate)

← West Frisian read (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *raudaz (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (mention)

← Dutch rood (cognate)

← Old Saxon rōd (inherited)