Where does “örtlich” come from?

örtlich (German) comes from German ort, from Middle High German ort, from Old High German ort, from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd, from Proto-Germanic uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

örtlich (German): local

Definitions

  1. local

Ancestry of “örtlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanortplace, location, point, position
2Middle High Germanortpoint , corner, end point, boundary, border,...
3Old High Germanortsharp point
4Proto-West Germanic*oʀdsharp point, spear-point, spear
5Proto-Germanicuzdazsharp point; place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “örtlich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uzdaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd →