Where does “nachwürzen” come from?

nachwürzen (German) comes from German nach, from Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh, from Proto-Germanic nēhwiz, from Proto-Germanic nēhw, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

nachwürzen (German): to add more spices to

Definitions

  1. to add more spices to

Ancestry of “nachwürzen”, step by step

nachwürzen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannachafter, past; after, behind; to, towards
2Middle High Germannāh—
3Old High Germannāhnear, close; close, near
4Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
5Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
6Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via German würzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwürzento season
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →
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