Where does “worthien” come from?
worthien (Middle English) comes from Old English weorþian, from Proto-Germanic werþōną, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “worthien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | weorþian | to honour; to adorn, endow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | werþōną | to estimate, value |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |