Where does “Wörter” come from?
Wörter (German) comes from German Wort, 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.
Wörter (German): nominative plural of Wort; genitive plural of...
Definitions
- nominative plural of Wort; genitive plural of...
Ancestry of “Wörter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Wort | word as an isolated unit; utterance, word with... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wort | word; verb |
| 3 | Old High German | wort | word; verb |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | word | word |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
Words derived from “Wörter”