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Where does “*rotēn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*rotēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrutānąto rot
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewd-to tear; rend
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