Where does “vorto” come from?
vorto (Esperanto) comes from English Word, from English worth, from Middle English worth, from Old English weorþ, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
vorto (Esperanto): word; promise, word
Definitions
- word; promise, word
Ancestry of “vorto”, step by step
vorto traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Word
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Word | Scripture; The Bible; The creative word of God;... |
| 2 | English | worth | Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for;... |
| 3 | Middle English | worth | to become |
| 4 | Old English | weorþ | worth, deserving; honoured, esteemed; worth,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Yiddish וואָרט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | וואָרט | word |
| 2 | Middle High German | wort | word; verb |
| 3 | Old High German | wort | word; verb |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | word | word |
via German wôrt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wôrt | plural word as an isolated unit |