Where does “Konjakwurzel” come from?
Konjakwurzel (German) comes from German wurzel, from Middle High German wurzel, from Old High German wurzala, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
Konjakwurzel (German): konjac root
Definitions
- konjac root
Ancestry of “Konjakwurzel”, step by step
Konjakwurzel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wurzel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wurzel | inflection of wurzeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wurzel | a root |
| 3 | Old High German | wurzala | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurt- | oblique stem of *wrōts |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wrōts | root |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |
via German Konjak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Konjak | — |