Where does “rutten” come from?

rutten (Swedish) comes from Old Norse rotinn, from Proto-Germanic rutāną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- — to tear; rend.

rutten (Swedish): rotten, decayed

Definitions

  1. rotten, decayed

Ancestry of “rutten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserotinnrotten, decayed
2Proto-Germanicrutānąto rot
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewd-to tear; rend

Words derived from “rutten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rutāną →Every word from Old Norse rotinn →