Where does “Gewürzkraut” come from?

Gewürzkraut (German) comes from German Gewürz, 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.

Gewürzkraut (German): seasoning herb

Definitions

  1. seasoning herb

Ancestry of “Gewürzkraut”, step by step

Gewürzkraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gewürz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewürzspice, condiment, seasoning
2Middle High Germangewürze—
3Middle High Germanwurzwort, herb, root
4Old High Germanwurzherb, root, spice
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via German kraut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrautherb; useful plant plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect
2Middle High Germankrūt—
3Old High Germankrūt—
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old High German wurz →