Where does “rot” come from?

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

rot (Norwegian Nynorsk): root; a mess, untidiness, chaos

Definitions

  1. root; a mess, untidiness, chaos

Ancestry of “rot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserótroot
2Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “rot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old Norse rót →
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