Where does “rōten” come from?

rōten (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon rotōn, from Proto-Germanic *rotēn, from Proto-Germanic rutāną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- — to tear; rend.

Ancestry of “rōten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rōten”

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