Where does “wird” come from?
wird (German) comes from German werden, from Middle High German wërden, from Old High German werdan, from Proto-West Germanic werþan, from Proto-Germanic werþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
wird (German): third-person singular present of werden
Definitions
- third-person singular present of werden
Ancestry of “wird”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | werden | will; to be going; to be done; to become; to get;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wërden | — |
| 3 | Old High German | werdan | to be; to become; to happen |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | werþan | to become |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werþaną | to become; to come to be, to come into existence;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |