Where does “Nährwert” come from?

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

Nährwert (German): nutritional value

Definitions

  1. nutritional value

Ancestry of “Nährwert”, step by step

Nährwert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwertworth something, worthy of something; worthy of...
2Middle High Germanwertworthy, valuable, noble
3Old High Germanwerdworth
4Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German nähren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannährento feed
2Middle High Germannerren
3Old High Germannerjan
4Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
5Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
6Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

Words derived from “Nährwert

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-