Where does “rotian” come from?

rotian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *rotēn, from Proto-Germanic rutāną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- — to tear; rend.

rotian (Old English): to rot, get corrupt, ulcerate, putrify

Definitions

  1. to rot, get corrupt, ulcerate, putrify

Ancestry of “rotian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rotian”

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