Where does “storch” come from?

storch (Middle High German) comes from Old High German storah, from Proto-Germanic sturkaz, from Proto-Indo-European sr̥ǵos — stork.

Ancestry of “storch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstorah
2Proto-Germanicsturkazstork
3Proto-Indo-Europeansr̥ǵosstork

Words derived from “storch

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sr̥ǵosEvery word from Proto-Germanic sturkazEvery word from Old High German storah