wortel

Etymology

From Dutch wortel, from Middle Dutch wortele, from Old Dutch *wurtala, from Proto-Germanic *wurt- (“root”) + *waluz (“stick”).

Noun

wortel (plural wortels)

1. carrot
2. (mathematics) root, square root (if no power is specified, it is assumed to be 2)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wortele, from Old Dutch *wurtala, from Proto-Germanic *wurt- (“root”) + *waluz (“stick”). Compare German Wurzel, Low German Wuddel, Wortel, West Frisian woartel, Old English wyrtwalu; cf. also English wort.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɔr.təl/

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Noun

wortel m (plural wortels or wortelen, diminutive worteltje n)

1. carrot

wortel m (plural wortels, diminutive worteltje n)

1. root (especially of a plant)
2. (mathematics) square root, root
3. (mathematics) zero of a function, root

Verb

wortel

1. first-person singular present indicative of wortelen
2. imperative of wortelen

Etymology

From Dutch wortel.

Noun

wortel

1. carrot (orange root vegetable)