Where does “kirkkoväärti” come from?

kirkkoväärti (Finnish) comes from Swedish värd, from Old Swedish værþer, 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.

kirkkoväärti (Finnish): churchwarden

Definitions

  1. churchwarden

Ancestry of “kirkkoväärti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvärdworth; worthy; having a value; a host; a...
2Old Swedishværþer—
3Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
4Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
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-Germanic werþaz →