Where does “verðmæti” come from?

verðmæti (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic verður, 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.

verðmæti (Icelandic): value, worth

Definitions

  1. value, worth

Ancestry of “verðmæti”, step by step

verðmæti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic verður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicverðurmeal, portion, ration; worthy; valuable
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 mæti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmæti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →