Where does “Wortsippe” come from?

Wortsippe (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.

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Ancestry of “Wortsippe”, step by step

Wortsippe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wôrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwôrtplural word as an isolated unit
2Middle High Germanwortword; verb
3Old High Germanwortword; verb
4Proto-West Germanicwordword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via German sippe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansippeclan, kin, (small, tight-knit) tribe
2Middle High Germansipperelated
3Old High Germansibba—
4Proto-West Germanicsibbjurelationship, kinship
5Proto-Germanicsibjōrelationship, kinship; friendship
6Proto-Indo-Europeansebʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →
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