Where does “wurz” come from?

wurz (German) comes from Middle High German wurz, from Old High German wurz, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

wurz (German): root

Definitions

  1. root

Ancestry of “wurz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwurzwort, herb, root
2Old High Germanwurzherb, root, spice
3Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “wurz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →