Where does “gurmaz” come from?

gurmaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Albanian kurm, from Proto-Albanian kurpna, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep- — body.

Ancestry of “gurmaz”, step by step

gurmaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian kurm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankurmtorso, trunk of body
2Proto-Albaniankurpna
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrep-body

via Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr

Words derived from “gurmaz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep-Every word from Proto-Albanian kurpnaEvery word from Albanian kurm