Where does “lietvārds” come from?

lietvārds (Latvian) comes from German Dingwort, from German wôrt, from Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

lietvārds (Latvian): noun a word used to refer to an entity, concept or idea

Definitions

  1. noun a word used to refer to an entity, concept or idea

Ancestry of “lietvārds”, step by step

lietvārds traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dingwort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDingwortnoun
2Germanwôrtplural word as an isolated unit
3Middle High Germanwortword; verb
4Old High Germanwortword; verb
5Proto-West Germanicwordword
6Proto-Germanicwurdąword
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Latvian vārds

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvārdsname; word
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwardas—

via Latvian lieta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlietathing; object; matter
2Latvianlietsmolten; indefinite past passive participle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →