Where does “rotta” come from?

rotta (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

Ancestry of “rotta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanrotte
2Proto-Germanicrattazrat
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “rotta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d-Every word from Proto-Germanic rattazEvery word from Middle Low German rotte