Where does “råtten” come from?

råtten (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse rotinn, from Proto-Germanic rutāną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- — to tear; rend.

råtten (Norwegian Bokmål): rotten

Definitions

  1. rotten

Ancestry of “råtten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserotinnrotten, decayed
2Proto-Germanicrutānąto rot
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewd-to tear; rend

Words derived from “råtten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rutāną →Every word from Old Norse rotinn →