wortel
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch wortel, from Middle Dutch wortele, from Old Dutch *wurtala, from Proto-Germanic *wurt- (“root”) + *waluz (“stick”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
wortel (plural wortels)
- carrot
- (mathematics) root, square root (if no power is specified, it is assumed to be 2)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɔr.təl/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: wor‧tel
- Rhymes: -ɔrtəl
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)
- carrot
Noun
wortel m (plural wortels, diminutive worteltje n)
- root (especially of a plant)
- (arithmetic) square root, root
- (mathematical analysis) zero (of a function), root (of an equation)
Synonyms
- (arithmetic): radix
- (carrot): peen
Derived terms
- broodwortel
- vierkantswortel
- worteltrekken
Descendants
- Afrikaans: wortel (“carrot, square root”)
- Negerhollands: wortel, wolter
- Skepi Creole Dutch: wotl (“carrot”)
- → Indonesian: wortel (“carrot”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
wortel
- first-person singular present indicative of wortelen
- imperative of wortelen
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)
- carrot, Daucus carota.
Alternative forms
- bortel
Synonyms
- lobak merah (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Further reading
- “wortel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.