Where does “rót” come from?
rót (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
rót (Icelandic): root; the roots of something, the beginning or...
Definitions
- root; the roots of something, the beginning or...
Ancestry of “rót”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | rót | root |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wrōts | root |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |