Where does “bortol” come from?

bortol (Betawi) comes from Dutch wortel, from Middle Dutch wortele, from Old Dutch wurtala, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

bortol (Betawi): carrot

Definitions

  1. carrot

Ancestry of “bortol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwortelcarrot; root; square root, root
2Middle Dutchworteleroot; edible root
3Old Dutchwurtala—
4Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurt- →