Where does “Woord” come from?

Woord (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German wôrt, from Old Saxon word, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

Woord (German Low German): word

Definitions

  1. word

Ancestry of “Woord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwôrt—
2Old Saxonwordword
3Proto-West Germanicwordword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →