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
Ancestry of “örtlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | ort | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | ort | point , corner, end point, boundary, border,... |
| 3 | Old High German | ort | sharp point |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *oʀd | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uzdaz | sharp point; place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |
Words derived from “örtlich”