Where does “rotta” come from?

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

rotta (Norwegian Nynorsk): form removed with the ; superseded by rotte;...

Definitions

  1. form removed with the ; superseded by rotte;...

Ancestry of “rotta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrottea rat, a rodent of the genus "Rattus"; Used in...
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 →