rotten
English
/ˈɹɑtn̩/, /ˈɹɒtn̩/
adj
Definitions
- Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
- In a state of decay.
- Cruel, mean or immoral.
- Bad or terrible.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English roten (root, rot, rotten) derived from Old Norse rotinn (rotten, decayed) derived from Proto-Germanic *rutāną (rot).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*rutāną
Gloss
rot
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- rottenly English
- rottenness English
- rottenstone English
- stone English
- unrotten English
- *Hrewd- Proto-Indo-European
- råtten Norwegian Bokmål
- *rutāną Proto-Germanic
- rutten Swedish
- ruttna Swedish
- rotian Old English
- rotung Old English
- rote Middle English
- roten Middle English
- rotennesse Middle English
- rotten Middle English
- rotynge Middle English
- rotinn Old Norse
- rotna Old Norse
- rådden Danish
- rotinn Icelandic
- rotna Icelandic
- rotin Faroese
- *roton Old Dutch
- råtn Westrobothnian
- rotia Old Frisian
- rødna Scanian