Where does “rotskott” come from?

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

rotskott (Swedish): a shoot that develops from the roots (or underground stem parts) of a plant, a root sprout, a sucker

Definitions

  1. a shoot that develops from the roots (or underground stem parts) of a plant, a root sprout, a sucker

Ancestry of “rotskott”, step by step

rotskott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rot

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

via Swedish skott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskotta shot; a shoot; a bulkhead
2Old Swedishskut—
3Old Norseskot—
4Proto-Germanicskutąshot
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
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