Where does “Brechwurzel” come from?

Brechwurzel (German) comes from German wurzel, from Middle High German wurzel, from Old High German wurzala, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Brechwurzel (German): ipecac

Definitions

  1. ipecac

Ancestry of “Brechwurzel”, step by step

Brechwurzel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wurzel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwurzelinflection of wurzeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwurzela root
3Old High Germanwurzala—
4Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via German brëchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrëchento break
2Middle High Germanbrëchento break
3Old High Germanbrehhanto break
4Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurt- →