Where does “rot” come from?
rot (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
Ancestry of “rot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | rót | root |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wrōts | root |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |