Where does “uværdighed” come from?

uværdighed (Danish) comes from Danish uværdig, from Danish værdig, from Old Norse verðugr, 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.

uværdighed (Danish): unworthiness

Definitions

  1. unworthiness

Ancestry of “uværdighed”, step by step

uværdighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish uværdig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishuværdigunworthy
2Danishværdigworthy; dignified
3Old Norseverðugr—
4Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
5Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →