Where does “ruttna” come from?

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

ruttna (Swedish): to rot, to become rotten

Definitions

  1. to rot, to become rotten

Ancestry of “ruttna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishruttenrotten, decayed
2Old Norserotinnrotten, decayed
3Proto-Germanicrutānąto rot
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewd-to tear; rend

Words derived from “ruttna”

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