Where does “vottorð” come from?

vottorð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic orð, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

vottorð (Icelandic): certificate

Definitions

  1. certificate

Ancestry of “vottorð”, step by step

vottorð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic orð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicorðword; remarks; request
2Old Norseorðword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Icelandic vöttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvöttura glove, a mitten
2Old Norsevǫttrglove, mitten
3Proto-Germanicwantuzglove, mitten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰnú-glove
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →