Where does “erze” come from?

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

Ancestry of “erze”, step by step

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

Words derived from “erze”

Every word from Sumerian ? →Every word from Proto-Germanic arud- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aruts →
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