Where does “wert” come from?
wert (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wert, from Proto-Germanic werduz, from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-.
wert (Middle Dutch): host; innkeeper; inflection of werden:
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Definitions
- host; innkeeper; inflection of werden:
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Ancestry of “wert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | wert | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | werduz | host |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | (H)uer- | — |