Where does “Gewürztraminer” come from?

Gewürztraminer (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.

Gewürztraminer (German): Gewürztraminer an aromatic grape variety, used in white wines, performing best in cooler areas

Definitions

  1. Gewürztraminer an aromatic grape variety, used in white wines, performing best in cooler areas

Ancestry of “Gewürztraminer”, step by step

Gewürztraminer 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 Traminer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTraminer—

Words derived from “Gewürztraminer”

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