wort
English
/wɜːt/, /wɝt/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) A plant; herb; vegetable.
- Any of various plants or herbs, used in combination to refer to specific plants such as St. John's wort, or on its own as a generic term.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wort (plant, brewing wort) inherited from Old English wyrt (plant, herb, vegetable, root, crop) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wurtiz, *wrōts 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
根
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Dane English
- adder English
- adderwort English
- awl English
- awlwort English
- bane English
- banewort English
- barren English
- barrenwort English
- beach English
- beachwort English
- bee English
- beer English
- beerwort English
- beewort English
- bell English
- bellwort English
- birth English
- birthwort English
- bitter English
- bitterwort English
- bladder English
- bladderwort English
- blae English
- blawort English
- blood English
- bloodwort English
- bog English
- bogwort English
- borage English
- boragewort English
- bride English
- bridewort English
- brimstone English
- brimstonewort English
- brother English
- brotherwort English
- brown English
- brownwort English
- bruise English
- bruisewort English
- bug English
- bugwort English
- bull English
- bullwort English
- burst English
- burstwort English
- butter English
- butterwort English
- cancer English
- cancerwort English
- cat English
- catswort English
- catwort English
- chicken English
- chickenwort English
- clove English
- clovewort English
- cole English
- colewort English
- coral English
- coralwort English
- cough English
- coughwort English
- cross English
- crosswort English
- cunning English
- dame English
- damewort English
- danewort English
- dragon English
- dragonwort English
- drop English
- dropwort English
- fan English
- fanwort English
- felon English
- felonwort English
- felt English
- feltwort English
- fever English
- feverwort English
- field English
- fieldwort English
- fig English
- figwort English
- fish English
- fishwort English
- flea English
- fleawort English
- frost English
- frostwort English
- fume English
- fumewort English
- glass English
- glasswort English
- gout English
- goutwort English
- gut English
- gutwort English
- gypsy English
- gypsywort English
- hammer English
- hammerwort English
- hart English
- hartwort English
- hazel English
- hazelwort English
- heath English
- heathwort English
- hill English
- hillwort English
- hip English
- hipwort English
- hog English
- hogwort English
- hollow English
- hollowwort English
- hone English
- honewort English
- honey English
- honeywort English
- hood English
- hoodwort English
- horn English
- hornwort English
- hydrorhiza English
- iron English
- ironwort English
- kelp English
- kelpwort English
- kidney English
- kidneywort English
- knot English
- knotwort English
- laser English
- laserwort English
- lead English
- leadwort English
- lily English
- lilywort English
- liver English
- liverwort English
- lore English
- louse English
- lousewort English
- lung English
- lungwort English
- lust English
- lustwort English
- mad English
- madder English
- madderwort English
- madwort English
- mallow English
- mallowwort English
- marsh English
- marshwort English
- master English
- masterwort English
- maudlin English
- maudlinwort English
- mead English
- meadow English
- meadowwort English
- meadwort English
- midge English
- milk English
- milkwort English
- miter English
- miterwort English
- mitre English
- mitrewort English
- money English
- moneywort English
- moon English
- moonwort English
- moor English
- moorwort English
- mother English
- motherwort English
- mud English
- mudwort English
- mugwort English
- navel English
- navelwort English
- nettle English
- nettlewort English
- nipple English
- nipplewort English
- palsy English
- palsywort English
- pearl English
- pearlwort English
- penny English
- pennywort English
- pepper English
- pepperwort English
- piles English
- pilewort English
- pill English
- pillwort English
- pipe English
- pipewort English
- quill English
- quillwort English
- quinsy English
- quinsywort English
- radicicolous English
- rag English
- ragwort English
- rhizanth English
- rhizology English
- rhizome English
- rib English
- ribwort English
- rose English
- rosewort English
- rupture English
- rupturewort English
- sage English
- sagewort English
- salt English
- saltwort English
- sand English
- sandwort English
- saw English
- sawwort English
- scab English
- scabwort English
- scurvy English
- scurvywort English
- setter English
- setterwort English
- share English
- sharewort English
- sleep English
- sleepwort English
- slipper English
- slipperwort English
- sneeze English
- sneezewort English
- soap English
- soapwort English
- southern English
- southernwort English
- sparrow English
- sparrowwort English
- spear English
- spearwort English
- spider English
- spiderwort English
- spleen English
- spleenwort English
- spoon English
- spoonwort English
- spring English
- springwort English
- spur English
- spurge English
- spurgewort English
- spurwort English
- squinancy English
- squinancywort English
- stab English
- stabwort English
- stagger English
- staggerwort English
- star English
- starch English
- starchwort English
- starwort English
- stink English
- stinkwort English
- stitch English
- stitchwort English
- stone English
- stonewort English
- strap English
- strapwort English
- sulfur English
- sulfurwort English
- sulphur English
- sulphurwort English
- swallow English
- swallow-wort English
- swallowwort English
- sweet English
- sweetwort English
- tent English
- tentwort English
- tetter English
- tetterwort English
- thorough English
- thoroughwort English
- throat English
- throatwort English
- tooth English
- toothwort English
- torch English
- torchwort English
- toy English
- toywort English
- wart English
- wartwort English
- water English
- waterwort English
- white English
- whitewort English
- wort cunning English
- wort-cunning English
- wortcraft English
- wortcunning English
- wortlike English
- wortlore English
- worty English
- wound English
- woundwort English
- yellow English
- yellowwort English
- ampiaisyrtti Finnish
- hopeayrtti Finnish
- japaninyrttiputki Finnish
- kiviyrtti Finnish
- kurkkuyrtti Finnish
- käärmeenpistonyrtti Finnish
- käärmeenyrtti Finnish
- lääkeyrtti Finnish
- rantayrtti Finnish
- rautayrtti Finnish
- silkkiyrtti Finnish
- suolayrtti Finnish
- suopayrtti Finnish
- sydämenvahvistusyrtti Finnish
- yrtti Finnish
- yrttilääke Finnish
- yrttilääkintä Finnish
- yrttiselleri Finnish
- yrttisuola Finnish
- yrttitee Finnish
- eradico Latin
- radicalis Latin
- radix Latin
- radīcīna Latin
- ramus Latin
- remedium Latin
- rādix Latin
- rādīcis, rādīx Latin
- rādīcālis Latin
- rāmus Latin
- Bärwurz German
- Gewürz German
- Gewürzgurke German
- Gewürzhändler German
- Gewürzkraut German
- Gewürzmühle German
- Gewürznelke German
- Gewürzpflanze German
- Modegewürz German
- Nelkenwurz German
- Neugewürz German
- Pestwurz German
- Suppengewürz German
- Wurz German
- rizo- Italian
- radical French
- δρακόντιον Ancient Greek
- ῥάδιξ Ancient Greek
- ῥίζα Ancient Greek
- ῥίζινος Ancient Greek
- ῥιζικόν Ancient Greek
- ῥιζικός Ancient Greek
- Ῥιζοῦς Ancient Greek
- *wréh₂ds Proto-Indo-European
- reddik Norwegian Bokmål
- *wrōts Proto-Germanic
- *wurt- Proto-Germanic
- *wurtiz, *wrōts Proto-Germanic
- källört Swedish
- malört Swedish
- svalört Swedish
- tulkört Swedish
- vallört Swedish
- ört Swedish
- örtagård Swedish
- örtte Swedish
- reddik Norwegian Nynorsk
- beowyrt Old English
- biscopwyrt Old English
- feldwyrt Old English
- feltwyrt Old English
- gelodwyrt Old English
- medewyrt Old English
- ortgeard Old English
- wyrt Old English
- wyrtian Old English
- wyrttun Old English
- wyrtweard Old English
- ægwyrt Old English
- berwort Middle English
- bonwort Middle English
- brotherwort Middle English
- coolwort Middle English
- feldewort Middle English
- liverwort Middle English
- moderwort Middle English
- mugwort Middle English
- slepwort Middle English
- sperwort Middle English
- walwort Middle English
- wartwort Middle English
- woort Middle English
- wort Middle English
- worte Middle English
- wrt Middle English
- wurte Middle English
- rót Old Norse
- urt Old Norse
- krydderurt Danish
- urt Danish
- *rodъ Proto-Slavic
- رَأْس Arabic
- flóajurt Icelandic
- hampjurt Icelandic
- jurt Icelandic
- kattarjurt Icelandic
- kvaðratrót Icelandic
- mánajurt Icelandic
- rót Icelandic
- rótarlén Icelandic
- róteind Icelandic
- tungljurt Icelandic
- rezema Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ریشه Persian
- reiza Old High German
- rātih Old High German
- *րգատ Old Armenian
- gularót Faroese
- piparrót Faroese
- reyðrót Faroese
- rót Faroese
- rótaslag Faroese
- sopprót Faroese
- trærót Faroese
- urt Faroese
- gewürze Middle High German
- wurz Middle High German
- ürt Estonian
- *wradios Proto-Celtic
- *wradyos Proto-Celtic
- *wridmā Proto-Celtic
- burtz Cimbrian
- buurtza Cimbrian
- büurtzle Cimbrian
- aradzim Aromanian
- yrt Old Swedish
- *wrād-ī- Proto-Italic
- *wrādīks Proto-Italic
- reh Northern Kurdish
- *radas Proto-Balto-Slavic
- reixa Ligurian
- ριζικό, ῥιζικό gkm
- witsako Tocharian B
- уырыдзы Ossetian, Ossetic
- σχίντα Tsakonian
- rag
- saw
- cat
- bog
- fig
- bug
- awl
- bee
- gut
- hip
- hog
- fan
- toy
- rib
- mud
- mad
- moor
- gout
- mead
- hone
- moon
- fish
- felt
- Dane
- star
- drop
- sand
- stab
- horn
- lust
- knot
- bull
- scab
- lore
- tent
- lung
- bell
- salt
- cole
- dame
- hood
- hart
- spur
- iron
- fume
- milk
- rose
- lily
- beer
- kelp
- sage
- pill
- blae
- hill
- lead
- wart
- pipe
- bane
- flea
- soap
- clove
- midge
- miter
- fever
- navel
- worty
- quill
- piles
- brown
- share
- field
- penny
- spear
- frost
- water
- birth
- white
- louse
- beach
- cough
- tooth
- sweet
- stink
- palsy
- liver
- heath
- strap
- honey
- wound
- spoon
- felon
- sleep
- hazel
- adder
- burst
- coral
- laser
- glass
- cross
- blood
- bride
- stone
- pearl
- mitre
- torch
- money
- gypsy
- marsh
- nipple
- hammer
- yellow
- spring
- kidney
- mother
- tetter
- sulfur
- spleen
- butter
- starch
- madder
- throat
- barren
- stitch
- dragon
- borage
- meadow
- hollow
- cancer
- nettle
- mallow
- bitter
- spurge
- quinsy
- sneeze
- scurvy
- bruise
- spider
- pepper
- master
- setter
- awlwort
- rhizome
- fanwort
- bogwort
- mudwort
- gutwort
- stagger
- figwort
- cunning
- toywort
- sulphur
- mugwort
- swallow
- rupture
- sawwort
- madwort
- brother
- catwort
- bugwort
- slipper
- maudlin
- blawort
- ribwort
- ragwort
- bladder
- hipwort
- sparrow
- beewort
- chicken
- hogwort
- starwort
- fleawort
- dropwort
- wortlore
- scabwort
- saltwort
- leadwort
- hoodwort
- beerwort
- knotwort
- rhizanth
- rosewort
- wortlike
- hartwort
- fumewort
- hillwort
- bullwort
- hornwort
- lilywort
- spurwort
- kelpwort
- pilewort
- pillwort
- ironwort
- sagewort
- lustwort
- fishwort
- catswort
- meadwort
- southern
- danewort
- sandwort
- goutwort
- soapwort
- thorough
- damewort
- stabwort
- moorwort
- tentwort
- banewort
- bellwort
- pipewort
- lungwort
- milkwort
- honewort
- wartwort
- colewort
- feltwort
- moonwort
- clovewort
- burstwort
- heathwort
- fieldwort
- adderwort
- bloodwort
- birthwort
- squinancy
- sleepwort
- sweetwort
- laserwort
- sharewort
- beachwort
- navelwort
- pearlwort
- brownwort
- gypsywort
- moneywort
- strapwort
- honeywort
- stonewort
- lousewort
- pennywort
- brimstone
- quillwort
- woundwort
- miterwort
- spoonwort
- rhizology
- whitewort
- torchwort
- feverwort
- bridewort
- stinkwort
- crosswort
- coralwort
- felonwort
- wortcraft
- marshwort
- palsywort
- hazelwort
- frostwort
- toothwort
- mitrewort
- waterwort
- glasswort
- spearwort
- liverwort
- coughwort
- mallowwort
- motherwort
- dragonwort
- sneezewort
- scurvywort
- springwort
- boragewort
- starchwort
- barrenwort
- spurgewort
- sulfurwort
- kidneywort
- nipplewort
- setterwort
- stitchwort
- bitterwort
- nettlewort
- madderwort
- tetterwort
- hollowwort
- masterwort
- pepperwort
- throatwort
- spleenwort
- bruisewort
- hydrorhiza
- cancerwort
- yellowwort
- butterwort
- quinsywort
- spiderwort
- meadowwort
- hammerwort
- wortcunning
- maudlinwort
- staggerwort
- chickenwort
- swallowwort
- slipperwort
- brotherwort
- rupturewort
- sparrowwort
- bladderwort
- sulphurwort
- wort-cunning
- swallow-wort
- radicicolous
- southernwort
- wort cunning
- thoroughwort
- squinancywort
- brimstonewort