Where does “wiroc” come from?

wiroc (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wī, from Proto-West Germanic wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic wīz, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

wiroc (Old Dutch): incense

Definitions

  1. incense

Ancestry of “wiroc”, step by step

wiroc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch wī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwīwe
2Proto-West Germanicwiʀwe
3Proto-Germanicwīzwe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Old Dutch rōc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrōcsmoke
2Proto-West Germanicraukismoke
3Proto-Germanicraukizsmoke, vapour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrewǵ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīz →