1. Plant Roots:
- Old English: _rōt_
- Proto-Germanic: _*wrōtiz*_
- Proto-Indo-European: _*wret-, *wrē_ (to dig, to scratch)
2. Origin or Base:
- Old English: _rōt_
- Proto-Germanic: _*rōt- *
- Proto-Indo-European: _*wret_, *wert- * (to turn)
3. Mathematics (square roots):
- Latin: _radix_, _radic- (base, root_)
- Proto-Italic: _*wrēdik_ *
- Proto-Indo-European: _*wret_, *wer- * (to grow)
4. Grammar (roots of words):
- Latin:_ radix_, _radic- (base, root)
- Proto-Italic: _*wrēdik_ *
- Proto-Indo-European: _*wret-, *wer- * (to grow)
5. Music (musical roots):
- Old English: _rōt_
- Proto-Germanic: _*rōt- *
- Proto-Indo-European: _*rō- * (to cut, to scrape, to dig)