Where does “Wurzelwachstum” come from?

Wurzelwachstum (German) comes from German wurzel, from Middle High German wurzel, from Old High German wurzala, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Wurzelwachstum (German): root growth

Definitions

  1. root growth

Ancestry of “Wurzelwachstum”, step by step

Wurzelwachstum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wurzel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwurzelinflection of wurzeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwurzela root
3Old High Germanwurzala—
4Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via German Wachstum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWachstumgrowth
2Middle High Germanwahstuom—
3Proto-GermanicwahstmazAlternative form of *wastmaz; growth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurt- →