Where does “Porz” come from?

Porz (German) comes from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic porkos, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “Porz”, step by step

Porz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin porcus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinporcusa piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for...
2Proto-Italicporkospig
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latin Portus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPortus” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome
2Proto-Italicportusharbour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →