Where does “Hyperwürfel” come from?

Hyperwürfel (German) comes from German würfel, from Middle High German würfel, from Old High German wurfil, from Proto-Germanic wurpilaz, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Hyperwürfel (German): hypercube

Definitions

  1. hypercube

Ancestry of “Hyperwürfel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwürfelinflection of würfeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwürfel
3Old High Germanwurfil
4Proto-Germanicwurpilaza die
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb-Every word from Proto-Germanic wurpilaz