woartel

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian wirtel, wortel, from Proto-Germanic *wurt- (“root”) + *waluz (“stick”).

Noun

woartel c (plural woartels, diminutive woarteltsje)

  1. root
  2. carrot
  3. square root
  4. (slang) penis

Further reading
  • “woartel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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