Where does “rotter” come from?

rotter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rotte, from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

rotter (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of rotte; present of rotte

Definitions

  1. indefinite plural of rotte; present of rotte

Ancestry of “rotter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrottea rat
2Middle Low Germanrotte—
3Proto-Germanicrattazrat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →Every word from Middle Low German rotte →
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