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Where does “wäerten” come from?

wäerten (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German wërden, from Old High German werdan, from Proto-West Germanic werþan, from Proto-Germanic werþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wäerten (Luxembourgish): Et wäert muer schnéien.It will snow tomorrow

Definitions

  1. Et wäert muer schnéien.It will snow tomorrow

Ancestry of “wäerten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwërden—
2Old High Germanwerdanto be; to become; to happen
3Proto-West Germanicwerþanto become
4Proto-Germanicwerþanąto become; to come to be, to come into existence;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wäerten”

  • bewäerten
  • wäert
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →