wurz

Old High German

Etymology

Old High German wurz, wurza, Middle High German wurz, wurze, modern German Wurz, cognate with Old English wyrt "plant, herb, root" (modern English wort), Gothic waúrts "root", Old Norse urt, from a Common Germanic root wrōt-. More at root.

Noun

wurz f

  1. herb, root, spice
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