Øystein H. Brekke ᚯᛦᛌᛐᛅᛁᚿ ᚼ ᛒ on Nostr: A radical language map: The word for "root" in various languages. The Germanic bit is ...
A radical language map: The word for "root" in various languages.
The Germanic bit is slightly simplified - apparently, the "wurzel"-type words are actually from a compound of *wurt- + *waluz, so something like "root stock".
Bring on the puns about Belarusian Muslims going back to their roots.
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The Germanic bit is slightly simplified - apparently, the "wurzel"-type words are actually from a compound of *wurt- + *waluz, so something like "root stock".
Bring on the puns about Belarusian Muslims going back to their roots.
#etymologidag #language #languages #linguistics