Where does “utrota” come from?
utrota (Swedish) comes from German ausrotten, from German rotten, from Middle High German roten, from Middle High German rote, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
utrota (Swedish): wipe out, eradicate, root out
Definitions
- wipe out, eradicate, root out
Ancestry of “utrota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ausrotten | to root out, to eradicate, to extirpate, to... |
| 2 | German | rotten | to form into a gang, rout, squad; Alternative... |
| 3 | Middle High German | roten | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | rote | — |
| 5 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 6 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 7 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 8 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |