Proto-Indo-European

*Hrewd-

‘to tear’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *Hrewd-.

4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewd-, most familiar first.

• rot ← roten ← rotian ← *rotēn ← *rutāną
• rotting ← rotynge ← rotung ← rotian ← *rotēn
• rottingness ← rotyngnesse ← rotynge ← rotung ← rotian
• vrot ← verrotten ← rotten ← rotten ← *roton

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *Hrewd-