Where does “antwurten” come from?

antwurten (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *andawurdijan, from Proto-Germanic andawurdijaną, from Proto-Germanic andawurdiją, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

antwurten (Old High German): to answer

Definitions

  1. to answer

Ancestry of “antwurten”, step by step

antwurten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *andawurdijan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*andawurdijanto answer
2Proto-Germanicandawurdijanąto answer
3Proto-Germanicandawurdijąanswer, reply
4Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old High German antwurti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanantwurti—
2Old High Germanwortword; verb
3Proto-West Germanicwordword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

Words derived from “antwurten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →