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Where does “Warze” come from?

Warze (German) comes from Middle High German warze, from Old High German warza, from Proto-Germanic wartǭ, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Warze (German): wart

Definitions

  1. wart

Ancestry of “Warze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwarze—
2Old High Germanwarza—
3Proto-Germanicwartǭwart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “Warze”

  • Warzenkopf
  • Brustwarze
  • warzig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →