Where does “rot” come from?

rot (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rotte.

rot (Dutch): rotten, spoiled, decayed, putrid; rotten,...

Definitions

  1. rotten, spoiled, decayed, putrid; rotten,...

Ancestry of “rot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrotte

Words derived from “rot

Every word from Middle Dutch rotte
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