Reconstruction:Old Dutch/roton

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rotēn. Equivalent to *rot (“rotting, decaying”) +‎ -on.

Verb

*roton

  1. to rot
  2. to decay

Inflection

Conjugation of *roton (weak class 2)
infinitive *roton
indicative present past
1st person singular *roto, *roton *rotoda
2nd person singular *rotos *rotodos
3rd person singular *rotot *rotoda
1st person plural *roton *rotodon
2nd person plural *rotot *rotodot
3rd person plural *rotont *rotodon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *rote *rotodi
2nd person singular *rotis *rotodis
3rd person singular *rote *rotodi
1st person plural *rotin *rotodin
2nd person plural *rotit *rotodit
3rd person plural *rotin *rotodin
imperative present
singular *roto
plural *rotot
participle present past
*rotondi *rotot, *girotot

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: rōten, rotten

Further reading

  • “*roten”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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