Where does “wurz” come from?

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

wurz (Middle High German): wort, herb, root

Definitions

  1. wort, herb, root

Ancestry of “wurz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwurzherb, root, spice
2Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “wurz”

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