Where does “wurzelverwandt” come from?
wurzelverwandt (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.
wurzelverwandt (German): cognate
Ancestry of “wurzelverwandt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | wurzel | inflection of wurzeln:
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| 2 | Middle High German | wurzel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wurzala | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurt- | oblique stem of *wrōts |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wrōts | root |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |