Where does “Wort” come from?
Wort (German) comes from Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
Ancestry of “Wort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | wort | word; verb |
| 2 | Old High German | wort | word; verb |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | word | word |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |