Where does “worden” come from?
worden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch werden, from Old Dutch werthan, from Proto-West Germanic werþan, from Proto-Germanic werþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
worden (Dutch): to become; to get; to grow; to turn; Used to form...
Definitions
- to become; to get; to grow; to turn; Used to form...
Ancestry of “worden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | werden | to become; to happen, to occur; to arise, to form |
| 2 | Old Dutch | werthan | to become |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | werþan | to become |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werþaną | to become; to come to be, to come into existence;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “worden”