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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 something, worthy of something; worthy of...

Definitions

  1. worth something, worthy of something; worthy of...

Ancestry of “wert”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wert”

  • ehrenwert
  • Mehrwert
  • geldwert
  • wissenswert
  • Mehrwertsteuer
  • lohnenswert
  • wartościowy
  • wart
  • wartość
  • merver
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