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 ὄργανον →Every word from Latin organum →