Where does “wurhtaz” come from?

wurhtaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵtós, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

wurhtaz (Proto-Germanic): past participle of *wurkijaną; done; made; having...

Definitions

  1. past participle of *wurkijaną; done; made; having...

Ancestry of “wurhtaz”, step by step

wurhtaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵtós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥ǵtósworked, fashioned
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Proto-Germanic wurkijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwurkijanąto work, to do work; to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵtós →