Where does “rotlöshet” come from?

rotlöshet (Swedish) comes from Swedish rotlös, from Swedish rot, from Old Swedish rōt, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rotlöshet (Swedish): rootlessness

Definitions

  1. rootlessness

Ancestry of “rotlöshet”, step by step

rotlöshet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rotlös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrotlösrootless
2Swedishrotroot; the part of a plant under the surface; the...
3Old Swedishrōtroot
4Old Norserótroot
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Swedish het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhethot; having a very high temperature; hot;...
2Old Swedishhēterhot
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old Norse rót →