English
rot-scape
From rot + -scape.
Formed from rot + -scape
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 An environment of rotting vegetation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / rot-scape