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wortel
wortel
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wortele, from Old Dutch *wurtala, from Proto-Germanic *wurt- (“root”) + *waluz (“stick”). 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)
wortel m (plural wortels, diminutive worteltje n)
- root (especially of a plant)
- (mathematics) square root, root
- (mathematics) zero of a function, root
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Verb
wortel