Where does “rota” come from?

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

rota (Icelandic): to knock out; to unhair; rotten spot

Definitions

  1. to knock out; to unhair; rotten spot

Ancestry of “rota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrótroot; the roots of something, the beginning or...
2Old Norserótroot
3Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old Norse rót →