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
根
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adderwort English
- alumroot English
- arrowroot English
- awlwort English
- balsamroot English
- banewort English
- bareroot English
- barrenwort English
- beachwort English
- beerwort English
- beetroot English
- beewort English
- bellwort English
- birthroot English
- birthwort English
- biscuitroot English
- bitterroot English
- bitterwort English
- blackroot English
- bladderwort English
- blawort English
- bloodroot English
- bloodwort English
- bogwort English
- boragewort English
- breadroot English
- bridewort English
- brimstonewort English
- brotherwort English
- brownwort English
- bruisewort English
- bugwort English
- bullwort English
- burstwort English
- butterwort English
- cancerwort English
- catswort English
- catwort English
- chickenwort English
- chinaroot English
- clovewort English
- clubroot English
- colewort English
- colicroot English
- coralroot English
- coralwort English
- coughwort English
- crinkleroot English
- crosswort English
- damewort English
- danewort English
- disroot English
- dragonroot English
- dragonwort English
- dropwort English
- enroot English
- fanwort English
- felonwort English
- feltwort English
- fernroot English
- feverroot English
- feverwort English
- fieldwort English
- figwort English
- fingerroot English
- fishwort English
- flagroot English
- fleawort English
- frostwort English
- fumewort English
- glasswort English
- goutwort English
- grassroot English
- gutwort English
- gypsywort English
- hammerwort English
- hartwort English
- hazelwort English
- heathwort English
- hillwort English
- hipwort English
- hogwort English
- hollowwort English
- honewort English
- honeywort English
- hoodwort English
- hornwort English
- ironwort English
- kelpwort English
- kidneywort English
- knotroot English
- knotwort English
- laserwort English
- leadwort English
- lilywort English
- liverwort English
- lousewort English
- lungwort English
- lustwort English
- madderwort English
- madwort English
- mallowwort English
- manroot English
- marshwort English
- masterwort English
- maudlinwort English
- meadowwort English
- meadwort English
- midroot English
- milkwort English
- miterwort English
- mitrewort English
- moneywort English
- moonwort English
- moorwort English
- motherwort English
- mudwort English
- mugwort English
- multiroot English
- muskroot English
- navelwort English
- nettlewort English
- nipplewort English
- nonroot English
- orangeroot English
- outroot English
- palsywort English
- pearlwort English
- pennywort English
- pepperwort English
- pigroot English
- pilewort English
- pillwort English
- pinkroot English
- pipewort English
- pokeroot English
- puttyroot English
- quillwort English
- quinsywort English
- ragwort English
- redroot English
- reroot English
- ribwort English
- riceroot English
- root English
- root bark English
- root-fallen English
- rootable English
- rootball English
- rootbark English
- rootbound English
- rootcap English
- rooter English
- rootery English
- rootest English
- rooteth English
- rootfinder English
- rootfinding English
- roothold English
- roothole English
- rooting English
- rootkit English
- rootle English
- rootless English
- rootlet English
- rootlike English
- rootogram English
- rootrot English
- rootstock English
- rootward English
- rootwork English
- rootworker English
- rootworm English
- rooty English
- rootzone English
- roseroot English
- rosewort English
- rupturewort English
- sagewort English
- saltwort English
- sandwort English
- sawwort English
- scabwort English
- scurvywort English
- setterwort English
- sharewort English
- sleepwort English
- slipperwort English
- snakeroot English
- sneezewort English
- soaproot English
- soapwort English
- southernwort English
- sparrowwort English
- spearwort English
- spiderwort English
- spleenwort English
- spoonwort English
- springwort English
- spurgewort English
- spurwort English
- squawroot English
- squinancywort English
- stabwort English
- staggerwort English
- starchwort English
- starwort English
- stinkwort English
- stitchwort English
- stoneroot English
- stonewort English
- strapwort English
- sulfurwort English
- sulphurwort English
- sunroot English
- swallow-wort English
- swallowwort English
- sweetroot English
- sweetwort English
- taproot English
- tentwort English
- tetterwort English
- thoroughwort English
- throatwort English
- toothwort English
- torchwort English
- toywort English
- unroot English
- uproot English
- wartwort English
- waterwort English
- webroot English
- whitewort English
- wormroot English
- wort English
- wort cunning English
- wort-cunning English
- wortcraft English
- wortcunning English
- wortlike English
- wortlore English
- worty English
- woundwort English
- yellowroot English
- yellowwort English
- ramus Latin
- rādīcis, rādīx Latin
- rāmus Latin
- ῥάδιξ Ancient Greek
- ῥίζα Ancient Greek
- *wrd- Proto-Indo-European
- *wréh₂ds Proto-Indo-European
- rot Norwegian Bokmål
- root Portuguese
- *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
- rot Norwegian Nynorsk
- rōt Old English
- wyrt Old English
- rote Middle English
- wort Middle English
- rót Old Norse
- urt Old Norse
- rod Danish
- *rodъ Proto-Slavic
- eind Icelandic
- kvaðrat Icelandic
- kvaðratrót Icelandic
- lén Icelandic
- rótarlén Icelandic
- róteind Icelandic
- ریشه Persian
- wurz Old High German
- wurzala Old High German
- *րգատ Old Armenian
- gularót Faroese
- piparrót Faroese
- reyðrót Faroese
- rót Faroese
- rótaslag Faroese
- sopprót Faroese
- trærót Faroese
- urt Faroese
- *wurti gmw-pro
- *wradios Proto-Celtic
- *wradyos Proto-Celtic
- *wridmā Proto-Celtic
- root Chinese
- rot Old Swedish
- rot, rōt Old Swedish
- *wrād-ī- Proto-Italic
- *wrādīks Proto-Italic
- reh Northern Kurdish
- *radas Proto-Balto-Slavic
- witsako Tocharian B