uproot

uproot · verb, noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*wréh₂ds“root”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wrōts
3. Old Norse · derived fromrót
4. Old English · inherited fromrōt
5. Middle English · inherited fromrote
6. English todayuproot

PIE word *wréh₂ds From up- (prefix indicating a higher direction or position) + root (“to tear up by the roots; (figuratively) to remove forcibly from a place; to eradicate, exterminate”, verb). Root is derived from root (“underground part of a plant”, noun), from Middle English rote, from Old English rōt, rōte, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic *wrōts, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”).

uproot · verb²

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wrōtaną“to dig or turn up with the snout”
2. Old English · inherited fromwrōtan“to dig or turn up with the snout”
3. Middle English · inherited fromwroten“to dig or turn up with the snout; to remove soil, dig up”
4. English todayuproot

From up- (prefix indicating a higher direction or position) + root (“of a pig or other animal: to dig or turn up with the snout; to search as if by digging in soil, rummage”, verb). Root is derived from Middle English wroten (“to dig or turn up with the snout; to remove soil, dig up”), from Old English wrōtan (“to dig or turn up with the snout”), from Proto-Germanic *wrōtaną (“to dig or turn up with the snout”); further etymology uncertain.

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