English

flagroot

From flag + root.

A compound of flag + root

Middle English flag

English flag

Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds ‘root’

Proto-Germanic *wrōts ‘root’

Old Norse rót ‘root’

Old English rōt ‘root’

Middle English rote ‘underground part of a plant’

English root

Today it means

noun sweet flag

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / flagroot