Where does “Wurfspiel” come from?

Wurfspiel (German) comes from German Wurf, 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.

Wurfspiel (German): throwing game

Definitions

  1. throwing game

Ancestry of “Wurfspiel”, step by step

Wurfspiel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wurf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWurfthrow; litter
2Middle High Germanwurf—
3Old High Germanwurf—
4Proto-Germanicwurpiz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German spiel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspiela game instance or way of playing
2Middle High Germanspil—
3Old High Germanspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurpiz →