rotten

(Englisch)

Frequenz

B2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈɹɒtn̩/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn (“decayed, rotten”), past participle of an unrecorded verb related to Old Norse rotna (“to rot”) and Old English rotian (“to rot”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rutāną (“to rot”). See rot. By surface analysis, rot + -en (past participle).

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