Where does “werde” come from?

werde (Middle English) comes from Old English wyrd, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

werde (Middle English): Destiny, fate; the force that determines events

Definitions

  1. Destiny, fate; the force that determines events

Ancestry of “werde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwyrdfate, destiny; the Fates; event, occurrence
2Old Persianwurdiflower
3Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “werde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →