Where does “verðlaun” come from?

verðlaun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic verð, 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.

verðlaun (Icelandic): prize, award; reward

Definitions

  1. prize, award; reward

Ancestry of “verðlaun”, step by step

verðlaun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic verð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicverðvalue; price
2Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
3Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Icelandic laun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclaunwages, salary; reward; secrecy, concealment
2Old Norselaunreward, recompense; secrecy, concealment
3Proto-Germaniclaugnazhidden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlowg-no-s—

Words derived from “verðlaun”

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