Where does “roten” come from?

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

roten (Dutch): to ret

Definitions

  1. to ret

Ancestry of “roten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchroten—
2Old Dutchrotonto rot
3Proto-Germanic*rotēn—
4Proto-Germanicrutānąto rot
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewd-to tear; rend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rutāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *rotēn →