Where does “Wurz” come from?

Wurz (German) comes from Middle High German wurz, from Old High German wurz, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Wurz (German): root

Definitions

  1. root

Ancestry of “Wurz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwurzwort, herb, root
2Old High Germanwurzherb, root, spice
3Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old High German wurz →
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