Where does “orgel” come from?

orgel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German orgela, from Latin organa, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Ancestry of “orgel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanorgela—
2Latinorganaan organ; nominative plural of organum;...
3Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
4Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “orgel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄργανον →Every word from Latin organum →