Where does “rutabaga” come from?

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

rutabaga (English): the swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant...

Definitions

  1. the swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant...

Ancestry of “rutabaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrotabaggeturnip
2Swedishrotroot; the part of a plant under the surface; the...
3Old Swedishrōtroot
4Old Norserótroot
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “rutabaga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old Norse rót →