Where does “Werturteil” come from?
Werturteil (German) comes from German urteil, from Middle High German urteil, from Old High German urteil, from Proto-Germanic uzdailiją, from Proto-Germanic uzdailijaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.
Werturteil (German): judgement of value
Definitions
- judgement of value
Ancestry of “Werturteil”, step by step
Werturteil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German urteil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | urteil | judgment (the preferred spelling in a legal context), verdict, sentence court decision |
| 2 | Middle High German | urteil | — |
| 3 | Old High German | urteil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | uzdailiją | something handed or meted out; allotment, share |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uzdailijaną | to mete out; to deal out; dispense |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German wert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wert | worth something, worthy of something; worthy of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wert | worthy, valuable, noble |
| 3 | Old High German | werd | worth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |