Where does “ord” come from?

ord (Danish) comes from Old Danish orth, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

ord (Danish): word

Definitions

  1. word

Ancestry of “ord”, step by step

ord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish orth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishorthword
2Old Norseorðword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Danish klasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishklasseclass

Words derived from “ord”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →