Where does “metorð” come from?

metorð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic orð, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

metorð (Icelandic): esteem

Definitions

  1. esteem

Ancestry of “metorð”, step by step

metorð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic orð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicorðword; remarks; request
2Old Norseorðword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Icelandic met

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmetrecord
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą