Where does “rót” come from?

rót (Faroese) comes from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rót (Faroese): root

Definitions

  1. root

Ancestry of “rót”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserótroot
2Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “rót”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old Norse rót →