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Where does “wording” come from?

wording (Dutch) comes from Dutch worden, 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.

wording (Dutch): the act of becoming; the moment of becoming;...

Definitions

  1. the act of becoming; the moment of becoming;...

Ancestry of “wording”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwordento become; to get; to grow; to turn; Used to form...
2Middle Dutchwerdento become; to happen, to occur; to arise, to form
3Old Dutchwerthanto become
4Proto-West Germanicwerþanto become
5Proto-Germanicwerþanąto become; to come to be, to come into existence;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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