Where does “verða” come from?
verða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse verða, from Proto-Germanic werþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
verða (Icelandic): to become; to have to, to must; be going to be,...
Definitions
- to become; to have to, to must; be going to be,...
Ancestry of “verða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | verða | to become |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | werþaną | to become; to come to be, to come into existence;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “verða”