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Wurzel.

root

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvʊrt͡səl/[ˈvʊɐ̯.t͡sl̩]

  1. root

    feminine

  2. root root

    feminine

  3. root root, the primary source, origin

    feminine · figuratively

  4. root root, especially square root

    feminine
    Die Quadratwurzel aus 16 ist 4. Die Kubikwurzel aus 27 ist 3. Die vierte Wurzel aus 10000 ist 10.

  5. root root, the irreducible skeleton of a word

    feminine

  6. root root, internal etymon

    feminine · historical

  7. carrot

    Northern-Germany · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wurzel, from Old High German wurzala, from Proto-Germanic *wurt- + *waluz. Compare Dutch wortel, Luxembourgish Wuerzel, Hunsrik Worzel, Low German Wuddel, Wortel, Vilamovian wücuł, West Frisian woartel, Old English wyrtwalu, Middle English wortwale; cf. modern English wort.

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