Where does “vermut” come from?

vermut (Romanian) comes from French vermouth, from German Wermut, from Middle High German wërmuote, from Old High German werimuota, from Proto-West Germanic warjamōdā, from Proto-West Germanic warjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vermut (Romanian): vermouth

Definitions

  1. vermouth

Ancestry of “vermut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvermouthvermouth
2GermanWermutvermouth; wormwood
3Middle High Germanwërmuote
4Old High Germanwerimuota
5Proto-West Germanicwarjamōdāwormwood
6Proto-West Germanicwarjanto ward off, to defend against
7Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-
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