Where does “kvaðratrót” come from?

kvaðratrót (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic rót, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

kvaðratrót (Icelandic): square root

Definitions

  1. square root

Ancestry of “kvaðratrót”, step by step

kvaðratrót traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic rót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrótroot; the roots of something, the beginning or...
2Old Norserótroot
3Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Icelandic kvaðrat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickvaðrat—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old Norse rót →