Where does “rotōn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rotōn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rotōn”

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