Where does “Fügewort” come from?
Fügewort (German) comes from German wôrt, from Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
Fügewort (German): conjunction
Definitions
- conjunction
Ancestry of “Fügewort”, step by step
Fügewort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wôrt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wôrt | plural word as an isolated unit |
| 2 | Middle High German | wort | word; verb |
| 3 | Old High German | wort | word; verb |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | word | word |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
via German fügen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fügen | to join; to add; to ordain |
| 2 | Old High German | fuogen | to add; to connect |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fōgijan | to fit together, to join |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōgijaną | to fit or join together |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōgō | joint, slot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |