Where does “rotta” come from?

rotta (Vilamovian) comes from Vilamovian rott, from Middle High German ratte, from Old High German rato, from Proto-Germanic ratō, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

rotta (Vilamovian): plural of rott

Definitions

  1. plural of rott

Ancestry of “rotta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vilamovianrottrat
2Middle High Germanratte—
3Old High Germanratorat
4Proto-Germanicratō—
5Proto-Germanicrattazrat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic ratō →