Where does “rot” come from?
rot (French) comes from French rôtir, from Middle French roustir, from Old French rostir, from Frankish rōstjan, from Proto-Germanic raustijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.
rot (French): meat roasted on a spit
Ancestry of “rot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | rôtir | to roast |
| 2 | Middle French | roustir | to roast |
| 3 | Old French | rostir | to roast; to torture by subjecting to fire |
| 4 | Frankish | rōstjan | to roast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raustijaną | to roast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *Hrews- | — |