Where does “röten” come from?

röten (German) comes from Middle High German rœten, from Old High German rōten, from Proto-West Germanic rodēn, from Proto-Germanic rudāną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰéh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

röten (German): to redden

Definitions

  1. to redden

Ancestry of “röten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrœten—
2Old High Germanrōten—
3Proto-West Germanicrodēnto be red
4Proto-Germanicrudānąto be red
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰéh₁tito be red
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “röten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰéh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic rudāną →