Where does “dordfhocal” come from?

dordfhocal (Irish) comes from English buzzword, from English Word, from English worth, from Middle English worth, from Old English weorþ, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

dordfhocal (Irish): buzzword

Definitions

  1. buzzword

Ancestry of “dordfhocal”, step by step

dordfhocal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English buzzword

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuzzwordA word drawn from or imitative of technical...
2EnglishWordScripture; The Bible; The creative word of God;...
3EnglishworthHaving a value of; proper to be exchanged for;...
4Middle Englishworthto become
5Old Englishweorþworth, deserving; honoured, esteemed; worth,...
6Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Irish focal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfocalword
2Old Irishfoculword
3Proto-Celticwoxtlomdispute
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwókʷtlommouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Irish dord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdordverbal noun of dord; buzz, drone; bass
2Old Irishdordto buzz, drone; buzzing, humming, droning,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-
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