Where does “Rumpfwort” come from?

Rumpfwort (German) comes from German wôrt, from Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

Rumpfwort (German): initial and final clipping e.g. Elisabeth → Lisa

Definitions

  1. initial and final clipping e.g. Elisabeth → Lisa

Ancestry of “Rumpfwort”, step by step

Rumpfwort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wôrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwôrtplural word as an isolated unit
2Middle High Germanwortword; verb
3Old High Germanwortword; verb
4Proto-West Germanicwordword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via German Rumpf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRumpftrunk; torso; hull; fuselage
2Middle High Germanrumph—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →