Where does “rot” come from?

rot (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German rōt, from Proto-West Germanic raud, from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rot (Pennsylvania German): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “rot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrōtred, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red
2Proto-West Germanicraudred
3Proto-Germanicraudazred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →