Where does “afrotten” come from?

afrotten (Dutch) comes from Dutch rotten, from Middle Dutch rotten, from Middle Dutch roten, from Old Dutch roton, from Proto-Germanic *rotēn, from Proto-Germanic rutāną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- — to tear; rend.

afrotten (Dutch): to rot off

Definitions

  1. to rot off

Ancestry of “afrotten”, step by step

afrotten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rotten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrottento rot, to go bad, to decay
2Middle Dutchrotten—
3Middle Dutchroten—
4Old Dutchrotonto rot
5Proto-Germanic*rotēn—
6Proto-Germanicrutānąto rot
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewd-to tear; rend

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rutāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *rotēn →