Where does “-waarts” come from?

-waarts (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic werdaz, from Proto-Germanic wardaz, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

-waarts (Dutch): In or towards the direction referred to by the...

Definitions

  1. In or towards the direction referred to by the...

Ancestry of “-waarts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwerdazturned toward, forwards, outwards
2Proto-Germanicwardazturned; turned toward; facing; Alternative form...
3Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “-waarts”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →