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rootling en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of rootle
   form of rootle

rootling en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree English root Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ling Old English -ling Middle English -ling English -ling English rootling From root + -ling.

Meanings

1. A small or miniature root; a rootlet.
2. a plantling just beginning to root.
   • Coming to actual plantation, we are confronted by the question whether a cutting or a rootling is to be prepared. 1928, Victoria. Dept. of Agriculture, The Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Victoria - Volume 25 - Page 417:
   • Ideally, rootlings should have several major roots spreading in different directions and several shoots, 4-5 mm thick and 20 cm […] 1992, Bryan George Coombe, Peter R. Dry, Viticulture:
   • Our little 69¢ gem really took off and outgrew its pot. My sother separated and transplanted it. Now there were several pots (we had given little rootlings away to special friends in Toronto too) and the plant was doing strong. 1981 April 18, Nancy Walker, “I'm A Nut”, in Gay Community News, page 13:

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