wortel

Afrikaans

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)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɔr.təl/

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• Hyphenation: wor‧tel

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wortele, from Old Dutch *wurtala, from Proto-Germanic *wurt- (“root”) + *waluz (“stick”), formed from the Proto-Indo-European roots *wréh₂ds + *welH-. The mathematical sense was coined by Simon Stevin. Compare German Wurzel, Low German Wuddel, Wortel, West Frisian woartel, Old English wyrtwalu; cf. also English wort.

Noun

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

1. carrot

Noun

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

Synonyms

• (root): radix
• (carrot): peen

Derived terms

• vierkantswortel
• worteltrekken

Descendants

• Afrikaans: wortel
• → Indonesian: wortel

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wortel

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of wortelen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of wortelen

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch wortel (“carrot”), from Middle Dutch wortele, from Old Dutch *wurtala, from Proto-Germanic *wurt- (“root”) + *waluz (“stick”), formed from the Proto-Indo-European roots *wréh₂ds + *welH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wor.təl/
• Hyphenation: wor‧têl

Noun

wortel (first-person possessive wortelku, second-person possessive wortelmu, third-person possessive wortelnya)

1. carrot (orange root vegetable)

Further reading

• “wortel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.