Where does “gewürze” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gewürze”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gewürze”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old High German wurz →