Where does “antwurti” come from?

antwurti (Old High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “antwurti”, step by step

antwurti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic andawurdiją

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicandawurdijąanswer, reply
2Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old High German wort

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

Words derived from “antwurti”

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