Where does “weirdsome” come from?
weirdsome (English) comes from English weird, from Middle English werde, from Old English wyrd, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
weirdsome (English): Marked by weirdness; strange; mysterious
Definitions
- Marked by weirdness; strange; mysterious
Ancestry of “weirdsome”, step by step
weirdsome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English weird
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weird | Having an unusually strange character or... |
| 2 | Middle English | werde | Destiny, fate; the force that determines events |
| 3 | Old English | wyrd | fate, destiny; the Fates; event, occurrence |
| 4 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |