Where does “wyrd” come from?

wyrd (English) comes 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.

wyrd (English): Fate, destiny, particularly in an Anglo-Saxon or...

Definitions

  1. Fate, destiny, particularly in an Anglo-Saxon or...

Ancestry of “wyrd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwyrdfate, destiny; the Fates; event, occurrence
2Old Persianwurdiflower
3Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →