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Where does β€œπ…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒΈπƒβ€ come from?

π…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒΈπƒ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic werΓΎaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- β€” to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

π…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒΈπƒ (Gothic): worthy, suitable, useful, valuable

Definitions

  1. worthy, suitable, useful, valuable

Ancestry of β€œπ…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒΈπƒβ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicwerΓΎazworthy, valuable
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from β€œπ…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒΈπƒβ€

  • π…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒΈπŒ°πŒ±πŒ°
  • π…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒΈπŒΉπŒ³πŒ°
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- β†’