Where does “søterot” come from?

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

søterot (Norwegian Nynorsk): gentian a plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. gentian a plant of the genus

Ancestry of “søterot”, step by step

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

Words derived from “søterot”

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