Where does “ordsprog” come from?

ordsprog (Danish) comes from Danish ord, 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.

ordsprog (Danish): proverb

Definitions

  1. proverb

Ancestry of “ordsprog”, step by step

ordsprog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishordword
2Old Danishorthword
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Danish sprog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsproglanguage
2Middle Low Germansprāke—
3Old Saxonsprākaspeech
4Proto-West Germanic*sprākuspeech, language

Words derived from “ordsprog”

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