Where does “kvadratrot” come from?
kvadratrot (Swedish) comes from Swedish rot, from Old Swedish rōt, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
kvadratrot (Swedish): a square root
Ancestry of “kvadratrot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | rot | root; the part of a plant under the surface; the... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | rōt | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | rót | root |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wrōts | root |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |