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Where does “rotia” come from?

rotia (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic rutāną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- — to tear; rend.

rotia (Old Frisian): to decay

Definitions

  1. to decay

Ancestry of “rotia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrutānąto rot
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewd-to tear; rend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- →