wurzel

See also: Wurzel

English

Etymology

From German Wurzel (“root”), via mangelwurzel, a root crop cultivated for livestock feed beginning in the 18th century.

Noun

wurzel (plural wurzels)

  1. A rural, unsophisticated person; a bumpkin.
  2. A mangelwurzel.

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

wurzel

  1. inflection of wurzeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative
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