Where does “rote” come from?
rote (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish rote, from Middle French route, from Old French route, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rote (Swedish): a district; a file, a section, a squad, a pair
Definitions
- a district; a file, a section, a squad, a pair
Ancestry of “rote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | rote | — |
| 2 | Middle French | route | road; military defeat; retreat |
| 3 | Old French | route | route |
| 4 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 5 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 6 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |