Where does “wurf” come from?
wurf (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wurf, from Proto-Germanic wurpiz, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “wurf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | wurf | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wurpiz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “wurf”