Where does “purer” come from?

purer (German) comes from German pur, from Middle High German pūr, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

purer (German): comparative degree of pur

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of pur

Ancestry of “purer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpurpure, mere, sheer; pure
2Middle High Germanpūr—
3Latinpūrusclear, limpid
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Latin pūrus →Every word from Middle High German pūr →