Where does “Wiert” come from?

Wiert (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German wirt, from Proto-Germanic werduz, from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-.

Wiert (Luxembourgish): innkeeper, landlord

Definitions

  1. innkeeper, landlord

Ancestry of “Wiert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwirthost
2Proto-Germanicwerduzhost
3Proto-Germanic(H)uer-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic (H)uer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werduz →Every word from Old High German wirt →