Middle English word rote comes from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (Root.), Proto-Indo-European *wrd-

Detailed word origin of rote

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*wréh₂ds	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)	Root.
*wrd-	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*wrōts	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	Root.
rót	Old Norse (non)
rōt	Old English (ang)
rote	Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as rote