Where does “Orgel” come from?

Orgel (German) comes from Middle High German orgel, from Old High German orgela, from Latin organa, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Orgel (German): organ

Definitions

  1. organ

Ancestry of “Orgel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanorgel—
2Old High Germanorgela—
3Latinorganaan organ; nominative plural of organum;...
4Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
5Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄργανον →Every word from Latin organum →