Where does “vērtība” come from?
vērtība (Latvian) comes from Latvian vērts, from German wert, from Middle High German wert, from Old High German werd, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
vērtība (Latvian): value; value, price; valuable, valuable objects
Definitions
- value; value, price; valuable, valuable objects
Ancestry of “vērtība”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | vērts | worth |
| 2 | German | wert | worth something, worthy of something; worthy of... |
| 3 | Middle High German | wert | — |
| 4 | Old High German | werd | worth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |