Where does “waerde” come from?

waerde (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch warda, from Proto-Germanic wardō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “waerde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwarda—
2Proto-Germanicwardōprotection, care; attention, heed; watch post,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “waerde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wardō →