Where does “vürtsaine” come from?

vürtsaine (Estonian) comes from Estonian aine, from Finnish aine, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

vürtsaine (Estonian): spice, plantmatter based seasoning

Definitions

  1. spice, plantmatter based seasoning

Ancestry of “vürtsaine”, step by step

vürtsaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian aine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianainesubstance, material; matter; school subject,...
2Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
3Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
4Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

via Estonian vürts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvürtsspice, plantmatter based seasoning
2GermanWürzespice, aroma; wort
3Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic abniją →