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.

roton (Old Dutch): to rot

Definitions

  1. to rot

Ancestry of “roton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*rotēn—
2Proto-Germanicrutānąto rot
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewd-to tear; rend

Words derived from “roton”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rutāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *rotēn →