Where does “Wurzel” come from?
Wurzel (German) comes from Middle High German wurzel, from Old High German wurzala, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
Wurzel (German): root; carrot
Ancestry of “Wurzel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | wurzel | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wurzala | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wurt- | oblique stem of *wrōts |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wrōts | root |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |
Words derived from “Wurzel”