Where does “wegrotten” come from?

wegrotten (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.

wegrotten (Dutch): to rot away

Definitions

  1. to rot away

Ancestry of “wegrotten”, step by step

wegrotten 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 weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwegway, road; away; gone, disappeared
2Middle Dutchwechway, road, path; journey; direction, approach
3Old Dutchwegway, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- →