Where does “urð” come from?

urð (Faroese) comes from Old Norse urð, from Proto-Germanic wurþiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wŕ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

urð (Faroese): a pile of fallen rocks at the foot of a cliff

Definitions

  1. a pile of fallen rocks at the foot of a cliff

Ancestry of “urð”, step by step

urð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse urð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseurð—
2Proto-Germanicwurþizraising, elevation; mound
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wŕ̥tis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Old Norse Urðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseUrðrone of the three Norns
2Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- →