Proto-Germanic

*wrōts

‘root’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *wrōts.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *wrōts, most familiar first.

• root ← rote ← rōt ← rót
• rote ← rót
• wort ← wyrt ← *wurti

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *wrōts