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Where does “Gewürztraminer” come from?

Gewürztraminer (English) comes from German Gewürztraminer, from German Gewürz, from Middle High German gewürze, from Middle High German wurz, from Old High German wurz, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Gewürztraminer (English): An aromatic white wine grape variety that grows...

Definitions

  1. An aromatic white wine grape variety that grows...

Ancestry of “Gewürztraminer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewürztraminer—
2GermanGewürzspice, condiment, seasoning
3Middle High Germangewürze—
4Middle High Germanwurzwort, herb, root
5Old High Germanwurzherb, root, spice
6Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
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