Where does “Wuerzel” come from?
Wuerzel (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German wurzala, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
Wuerzel (Luxembourgish): root
Ancestry of “Wuerzel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | wurzala | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wurt- | oblique stem of *wrōts |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wrōts | root |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |