Where does “woartel” come from?
woartel (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wirtel, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
woartel (West Frisian): root; carrot; square root
Definitions
- root; carrot; square root
Ancestry of “woartel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | wirtel | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wurt- | oblique stem of *wrōts |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wrōts | root |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |