Where does “korvatonvesirotta” come from?

korvatonvesirotta (Finnish) comes from Finnish vesirotta, from Finnish rotta, from Old Swedish rotta, from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

Ancestry of “korvatonvesirotta”, step by step

korvatonvesirotta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vesirotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesirottawater rat rat of the genus
2Finnishrottarat; unemployed person living on welfare
3Old Swedishrotta—
4Middle Low Germanrotte—
5Proto-Germanicrattazrat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

via Finnish korvaton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvatonearless
2Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
3Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →Every word from Middle Low German rotte →
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