Where does “woerd” come from?

woerd (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch woert, from Old Dutch wurth, from Proto-Germanic wurþiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wŕ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

woerd (Dutch): drake; man-made hill or elevation

Definitions

  1. drake; man-made hill or elevation

Ancestry of “woerd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwoert—
2Old Dutchwurth—
3Proto-Germanicwurþizraising, elevation; mound
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wŕ̥tis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “woerd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- →