Where does “rotte” come from?
rotte (Danish) comes from German zusammenrotten, from German rotten, from Middle High German roten, from Middle High German rote, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rotte (Danish): rat
Definitions
- rat
Ancestry of “rotte”, step by step
rotte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zusammenrotten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zusammenrotten | To form into a gang, to rout, to squad |
| 2 | German | rotten | to form into a gang, rout, squad; Alternative... |
| 3 | Middle High German | roten | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | rote | — |
| 5 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 6 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 7 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 8 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |