Where does “Würfel” come from?

Würfel (German) comes from Middle High German würfel, from Old High German wurfil, from Proto-Germanic wurpilaz, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Würfel (German): die; cube

Definitions

  1. die; cube

Ancestry of “Würfel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwürfel—
2Old High Germanwurfil—
3Proto-Germanicwurpilaza die
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurpilaz →