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Where does “Stichwort” come from?

Stichwort (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.

Stichwort (German): keyword; headword

Definitions

  1. keyword; headword

Ancestry of “Stichwort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwôrt—
2Middle High Germanwortword; verb
3Old High Germanwortword; verb
4Proto-West Germanicwordword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

Words derived from “Stichwort”

  • štihvort
  • штихворт
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →