Etymology of the English word rootstalk
the English word rootstalk
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 stalk
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *stalkojanan
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *stalo