Where does “mindreværd” come from?

mindreværd (Danish) comes from Danish værd, from Old Norse verðr, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

mindreværd (Danish): inferiority being or feeling less worthy than other people

Definitions

  1. inferiority being or feeling less worthy than other people

Ancestry of “mindreværd”, step by step

mindreværd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish værd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishværdworth
2Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
3Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Danish mindre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmindrecomparative degree of lille; comparative degree...
2Old Norseminnimemory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
3Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mindreværd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →