Where does “rotbløyte” come from?

rotbløyte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rot, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rotbløyte (Norwegian Bokmål): rain which penetrates down to the roots; A...

Definitions

  1. rain which penetrates down to the roots; A...

Ancestry of “rotbløyte”, step by step

rotbløyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål rot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrotroot; imperative of rote
2Old Norserótroot
3Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Norwegian Bokmål bløyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbløyte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old Norse rót →