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

proverb

Ancestry of “ordsprog”, step by step

ordsprog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ord

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	ord	word
2	Old Danish	orth	word
3	Old Norse	orð	word
4	Proto-Germanic	wurdą	word
5	Proto-Indo-European	werdʰo-	word
6	Proto-Indo-European	werh₁-	to speak, say

via Danish sprog

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	sprog	language
2	Middle Low German	sprāke	—
3	Old Saxon	sprāka	speech
4	Proto-West Germanic	*sprāku	speech, language

Words derived from “ordsprog”

ordsprogsagtig

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