Where does “rotmärke” come from?

rotmärke (Swedish) comes from Swedish rot, from Old Swedish rōt, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rotmärke (Swedish): radical sign, √

Definitions

  1. radical sign, √

Ancestry of “rotmärke”, step by step

rotmärke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrotroot; the part of a plant under the surface; the...
2Old Swedishrōtroot
3Old Norserótroot
4Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Swedish märke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmärkemark, brand, make; stigma
2Old Swedishmærki—
3Old Norsemerkiboundary
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old Norse rót →