Where does “wurzala” come from?

wurzala (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Ancestry of “wurzala”, step by step

wurzala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wurt-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
2Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Proto-Germanic waluz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “wurzala

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂dsEvery word from Proto-Germanic wrōtsEvery word from Proto-Germanic wurt-