Etymology of the English word bitterroot
the English word bitterroot
derived from the English word root
derived from the English word rot
derived from the Old Norse word rot
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wrad-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wrād-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *rutjan
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wrotanan
derived from the English word bitter
derived from the English word biter
derived from the English word bite
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bheid-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *bitan
using the English suffix -er
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bheid-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *bitras