Where does “Gewürz” come from?

Gewürz (German) comes from Middle High German gewürze, from Middle High German wurz, from Old High German wurz, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Gewürz (German): spice, condiment, seasoning

Definitions

  1. spice, condiment, seasoning

Ancestry of “Gewürz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangewürze—
2Middle High Germanwurzwort, herb, root
3Old High Germanwurzherb, root, spice
4Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “Gewürz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old High German wurz →