Where does “Erz” come from?

Erz (German) comes from Middle High German arze, from Old High German aruzzi, from Proto-Germanic aruts, from Proto-Germanic arud-, from Sumerian ? — copper.

Erz (German): ore

Definitions

  1. ore

Ancestry of “Erz”, step by step

Erz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German arze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanarze—
2Old High Germanaruzzi—
3Proto-Germanicarutsore
4Proto-Germanicarud-—
5Sumerian?copper

via Ottoman Turkish عرض

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishعرض—
2Arabicعَرْضpresentation; offer, supply; exhibition

Words derived from “Erz”

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