Where does “kvadratrot” come from?

kvadratrot (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rot, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

kvadratrot (Norwegian Bokmål): a square root

Definitions

  1. a square root

Ancestry of “kvadratrot”, step by step

kvadratrot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål rot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrotroot; imperative of rote
2Old Norserótroot
3Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Norwegian Bokmål kvadrat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkvadrata square
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old Norse rót →