Where does “rōte” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rōte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserótroot
2Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old Norse rót →
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