Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “arze” come from?

arze (Middle High German) comes from Old High German aruzzi, from Proto-Germanic aruts, from Proto-Germanic arud-, from Sumerian ? — copper.

Ancestry of “arze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanaruzzi—
2Proto-Germanicarutsore
3Proto-Germanicarud-—
4Sumerian?copper

Words derived from “arze”

  • ма́рганец
  • марганец
  • Antimonerz
  • erzhaltig
  • Magneteisenerz
  • Rotzinkerz
  • Yttriumerz
  • Manganerz
  • Eisenerzgrube
  • erzen
  • Germaniumerz
  • Zinnerz
  • Silbererz
  • Eisenerz
  • Gelbbleierz
  • Bleierz
  • Berylliumerz
  • Tantalerz
  • Erz
  • Rotbleierz
  • Erzvorkommen
  • Uranerz
  • Platinerz
  • Erzlager
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