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Where does “wurf” come from?

wurf (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic wurpiz, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “wurf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwurpiz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wurf”

  • Wurfmesser
  • Wurfspiel
  • Hammerwurf
  • Wurfstern
  • Wurf
  • Sprungwurf
  • wurf
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