English
hoofrot
From hoof + rot.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós
Proto-Germanic *hōfaz
Proto-West Germanic *hōf
Old English hōf ‘a hoof’
Middle English hof
English hoof
Proto-Indo-European *Hrewd- ‘to tear’
Proto-Germanic *rutāną ‘to rot’
Proto-West Germanic *rotēn ‘to rot’
Old English rotian ‘to rot, become corrupted, ulcerate, putrefy’
Middle English roten ‘to become toxic or noxious’
English rot
Today it means
noun Synonym of footrot.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hoofrot