wortele

Dutch

Verb

wortele

(dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of wortelen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

wortele f or m

root (of a plant)
edible root

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Dutch: wortel (“root, carrot”)
- Afrikaans: wortel (“carrot, square root”)
- Negerhollands: wortel, wolter
- Skepi Creole Dutch: wotl (“carrot”)
- → Indonesian: wortel (“carrot”)
Limburgish: wórtel

Further reading

“wortel, wortele”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wortele”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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