Where does “verwoording” come from?

verwoording (Dutch) comes from Dutch verwoorden, from Dutch woord, from Middle Dutch wort, from Old Dutch wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

verwoording (Dutch): the choice of words; wording; to articulate...

Definitions

  1. the choice of words; wording; to articulate...

Ancestry of “verwoording”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverwoordento word, to express in words, to formulate
2Dutchwoordword
3Middle Dutchwortword; diction, what someone says or writes;...
4Old Dutchwortword
5Proto-West Germanicwordword
6Proto-Germanicwurdąword
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →