Where does “Doktorwürde” come from?

Doktorwürde (German) comes from German Würde, from Middle High German wirde, from Old High German wirdī, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “Doktorwürde”, step by step

Doktorwürde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Würde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWürdedignity
2Middle High Germanwirde—
3Old High Germanwirdī—
4Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German Doktor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDoktordoctor
2Latindoctorteacher, instructor; catechist
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →