Where does “Wurf” come from?

Wurf (German) comes from Middle High German wurf, from Old High German wurf, from Proto-Germanic wurpiz, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Wurf (German): throw; litter

Definitions

  1. throw; litter

Ancestry of “Wurf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwurf—
2Old High Germanwurf—
3Proto-Germanicwurpiz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “Wurf”

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