What does "wroot" mean?

Obsolete spelling of root (“to dig or burrow with the snout”)

What is a synonym for "wroot"?

Common synonyms include: etymon, basis, beginning, dig out, etymon, origin.

Wroot

verb

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Verb

1
Obsolete spelling of root (“to dig or burrow with the snout”) alt-of, obsolete

Synonyms

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etymon basis beginning dig out etymon origin

Etymology

From Middle English wroten, from Old English wrōtan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrōtan, from Proto-Germanic *wrōtaną (“to dig, burrow, stir up”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to tear, rip, shred”).

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