Where does “merkisverdur” come from?

merkisverdur (Faroese) comes from Faroese verður, from Old Norse verðr, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

merkisverdur (Faroese): noteworthy

Definitions

  1. noteworthy

Ancestry of “merkisverdur”, step by step

merkisverdur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese verður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseverðurration, portion; valuable; obsolete form of...
2Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
3Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Faroese merki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemerkisign, mark; banner, flag; Merkið, the Faroese...
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →
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