Where does “Würde” come from?

Würde (German) comes 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.

Würde (German): dignity

Definitions

  1. dignity

Ancestry of “Würde”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Würde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →