Where does “routabaga” come from?

routabaga (Cornish) comes from English rutabaga, from Swedish rotabagge, from Swedish rot, from Old Swedish rōt, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

routabaga (Cornish): turnip

Definitions

  1. turnip

Ancestry of “routabaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrutabagathe swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant...
2Swedishrotabaggeturnip
3Swedishrotroot; the part of a plant under the surface; the...
4Old Swedishrōtroot
5Old Norserótroot
6Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old Norse rót →