Where does “ort” come from?

ort (Slovincian) comes from German art, from Middle High German art, from Old High German art, from Proto-West Germanic ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

ort (Slovincian): type, kind, sort

Definitions

  1. type, kind, sort

Ancestry of “ort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanartkind, sort, type
2Middle High Germanart—
3Old High Germanart—
4Proto-West Germanicardnative place
5Proto-Germanicardizcharacteristic; inborn quality; nature;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ardiz →