burtz

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• buurtza (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German wurz, from Old High German wurz, from Proto-West Germanic *wurti, from Proto-Germanic *wrōts (“root”). Cognate with German Wurz, English wort.

Noun

burtz f

1. (Luserna) root (part of a plant)

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien