Where does “verð” come from?

verð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse verðr, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

verð (Icelandic): value; price

Definitions

  1. value; price

Ancestry of “verð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
2Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “verð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →
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