Where does “wortel” come from?
wortel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wortele, from Old Dutch wurtala, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
wortel (Dutch): carrot; root; square root, root
Definitions
- carrot; root; square root, root
Ancestry of “wortel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wortele | root; edible root |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wurtala | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wurt- | oblique stem of *wrōts |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wrōts | root |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |
Words derived from “wortel”