Wurt
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See also: wurt
Bavarian[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰh₁om.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Wurt n (plural Wearter) (East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Vienna)
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Low German Wurt, Wort, from Middle Low German wurt, from Old Saxon wurth, from Proto-Germanic *wurþiz. Cognate with Dutch woerd (“man-made hill”), Icelandic urð (“area covered by fallen rocks”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Wurt f (genitive Wurt, plural Wurten)
- man-made hill or elevation (as used in low areas to protect farmhouses against flooding)
- Synonym: Warft
Usage notes[edit]
- Historic Wurten are particularly important for archeology and the term is often met with in this context.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Wurt [feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
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