Where does “orgel” come from?

orgel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch orgele, from Middle Dutch orgene, from Latin Organa, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

orgel (Dutch): organ

Definitions

  1. organ

Ancestry of “orgel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchorgele
2Middle Dutchorgene
3LatinOrganaHormuz island in the Strait of Hormuz
4Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
5Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “orgel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek ὄργανονEvery word from Latin organum
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