Where does “Speerwurf” come from?

Speerwurf (German) comes from German Wurf, from Middle High German wurf, from Old High German wurf, from Proto-Germanic wurpiz, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Speerwurf (German): the javelin throw track-and-field event

Definitions

  1. the javelin throw track-and-field event

Ancestry of “Speerwurf”, step by step

Speerwurf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wurf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWurfthrow; litter
2Middle High Germanwurf—
3Old High Germanwurf—
4Proto-Germanicwurpiz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German Speer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpeerspear; javelin
2Old High Germansperspear
3Proto-Germanicsperuspear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurpiz →