English

manyroot

many + root

A compound of many + root

Proto-Germanic *managaz ‘many’

Proto-West Germanic *manag

Old English maniġ

Middle English many

English many

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 The plant Ruellia tuberosa.

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

Etymograph / manyroot