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Where does “Zinnerz” come from?

Zinnerz (German) comes from German Erz, from Middle High German arze, from Old High German aruzzi, from Proto-Germanic aruts, from Proto-Germanic arud-, from Sumerian ? — copper.

Zinnerz (German): tin ore

Definitions

  1. tin ore

Ancestry of “Zinnerz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErzore
2Middle High Germanarze—
3Old High Germanaruzzi—
4Proto-Germanicarutsore
5Proto-Germanicarud-—
6Sumerian?copper
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