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Where does “wurt-” come from?

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

wurt- (Proto-Germanic): oblique stem of *wrōts

Definitions

  1. oblique stem of *wrōts

Ancestry of “wurt-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “wurt-”

  • wort
  • ragwort
  • motherwort
  • spleenwort
  • milkwort
  • bladderwort
  • lungwort
  • soapwort
  • stitchwort
  • starwort
  • pennywort
  • thoroughwort
  • figwort
  • sandwort
  • spiderwort
  • butterwort
  • dropwort
  • glasswort
  • hornwort
  • ribwort
  • lousewort
  • woundwort
  • pilewort
  • saltwort
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