Where does “vortaro” come from?

vortaro (Ido) comes from Esperanto vortaro, from Esperanto vorto, from English Word, from English worth, from Middle English worth, from Old English weorþ, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vortaro (Ido): collection of words; vocabulary; dictionary

Definitions

  1. collection of words; vocabulary; dictionary

Ancestry of “vortaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovortarovocabulary; dictionary
2Esperantovortoword; promise, word
3EnglishWordScripture; The Bible; The creative word of God;...
4EnglishworthHaving a value of; proper to be exchanged for;...
5Middle Englishworthto become
6Old Englishweorþworth, deserving; honoured, esteemed; worth,...
7Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz