rót

Icelandic

/rouːt/

noun
Definitions
  • (plant) root
  • the roots of something, the beginning or origin
  • (mathematics) root
  • (linguistics) root

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse rót (root, tossing, pitching) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wrōts (root) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (root).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wréh₂ds

Gloss

root

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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