Where does “wording” come from?
Wording comes from English word, derived from Middle English word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, ultimately from the root wer- meaning to speak or turn.
wording (English): A choice of words and the style in which they are...
Definitions
- A choice of words and the style in which they are...
Ancestry of “wording”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | word | The smallest unit of language that has a... |
| 2 | Middle English | word | A word; A statement; a linguistic unit said or... |
| 3 | Old English | worð | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *word | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |