Where does “verður” come from?

verður (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.

verður (Icelandic): meal, portion, ration; worthy; valuable

Definitions

  1. meal, portion, ration; worthy; valuable

Ancestry of “verður”, 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 “verður”

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