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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”

  • verrotten
  • rōten
  • rotten
  • vorrotten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- →