Where does “roten” come from?

roten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch roton, from Proto-Germanic *rotēn, from Proto-Germanic rutāną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- — to tear; rend.

Ancestry of “roten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrotonto rot
2Proto-Germanic*rotēn—
3Proto-Germanicrutānąto rot
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewd-to tear; rend

Words derived from “roten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rutāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *rotēn →
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