Where does “Sturzbach” come from?

Sturzbach (German) comes from German bach, from Middle High German werke, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Sturzbach (German): waterfall

Definitions

  1. waterfall

Ancestry of “Sturzbach”, step by step

Sturzbach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbach—
2Middle High Germanwerke—
3Old High Germanwercwork
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via German sturz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansturzfall
2Old High Germansturz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →
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