Where does “Woot” come from?

Woot (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

Woot (Central Franconian): word

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Woot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanword
2Proto-Germanicwurdąword
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą
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