Where does “rott” come from?

rott (Estonian) comes from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

rott (Estonian): rat

Definitions

  1. rat

Ancestry of “rott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanrotte—
2Proto-Germanicrattazrat
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “rott”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →Every word from Middle Low German rotte →