Where does “rōt” come from?

rōt (Old English) comes from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rōt (Old English): glad, cheerful

Definitions

  1. glad, cheerful

Ancestry of “rōt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rōt”

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