Where does “Rot” come from?

Rot (Limburgish) comes from Proto-Germanic *rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Rot (Limburgish): counsel, advice, guidance

Definitions

  1. counsel, advice, guidance

Ancestry of “Rot”, step by step

Rot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *rād

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*rād
2Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Proto-West Germanic hrātu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichrātuhoneycomb
2Proto-Germanichrētō
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-to twist, weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-
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