Where does “kvadratrot” come from?

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

kvadratrot (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk rot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrotroot; a mess, untidiness, chaos
2Old Norserótroot
3Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Norwegian Nynorsk kvadrat

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