Where does “ort” come from?

ort (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd, from Proto-Germanic uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

ort (Old High German): sharp point

Definitions

  1. sharp point

Ancestry of “ort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*oʀdsharp point, spear-point, spear
2Proto-Germanicuzdazsharp point; place
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “ort”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uzdaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd →
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