Where does “-waardig” come from?

-waardig (Dutch) comes from Dutch waardig, from Dutch waarde, from Middle Dutch wert, from Old Dutch wert, from Proto-Germanic werduz, from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “-waardig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaardigworthy; stately
2Dutchwaardevalue, worth; moral value
3Middle Dutchwerthost; innkeeper; inflection of werden: ##...
4Old Dutchwert—
5Proto-Germanicwerduzhost
6Proto-Germanic(H)uer-—

Words derived from “-waardig”

Every word from Proto-Germanic (H)uer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werduz →Every word from Old Dutch wert →