Where does “roton” come from?
roton (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *rotēn, from Proto-Germanic rutāną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- — to tear; rend.
Ancestry of “roton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *rotēn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rutāną | to rot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewd- | to tear; rend |
Words derived from “roton”