Where does “Wert” come from?

Wert (German) comes 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.

Wert (German): worth; value

Definitions

  1. worth; value

Ancestry of “Wert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwertworthy, valuable, noble
2Old High Germanwerdworth
3Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-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 →