wortel
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch wortel, from Middle Dutch wortele, from Old Dutch *wurtala, from Proto-Germanic *wurt- (“root”) + *waluz (“stick”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editwortel (plural wortels)
- carrot
- (mathematics) root, square root (if no power is specified, it is assumed to be 2)
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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
editwortel m (plural wortels or wortelen, diminutive worteltje n)
- root (especially of a plant)
- carrot, Daucus carota, especially Daucus carota subsp. sativa
- (arithmetic) square root, root
- (mathematical analysis) zero (of a function), root (of an equation)
Usage notes
edit- The plural wortelen is mostly used for carrots, and rarely if at all for the other senses of this word.
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editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: wortel (“carrot, square root”)
- Negerhollands: wortel, wolter
- Skepi Creole Dutch: wotl (“carrot”)
- → Indonesian: akar (“square root, root”) (semantic loan)
- → Indonesian: wortel (“carrot”)
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editwortel
- inflection of wortelen:
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch wortel (“carrot”, literally “root”), 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
editNoun
editwortel (first-person possessive wortelku, second-person possessive wortelmu, third-person possessive wortelnya)
- carrot, (a vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, especially the subspecies sativus in the family Apiaceae)
Alternative forms
editSynonyms
edit- lobak merah (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Further reading
edit- “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.
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