Where does “Enzianwurzel” come from?

Enzianwurzel (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.

Enzianwurzel (German): gentian root, bitterwort root (Radix gentianae) The root of

Definitions

  1. gentian root, bitterwort root (Radix gentianae) The root of

Ancestry of “Enzianwurzel”, step by step

Enzianwurzel 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 Enzian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEnziangentian; gentian schnapps, enzian
2Old High Germanencian—
3Latingentianagentian
4Ancient Greekγεντιανήgentian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurt- →