Where does “wurthien” come from?

wurthien (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 “wurthien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweorþianto honour; to adorn, endow
2Proto-Germanicwerþōnąto estimate, value
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wurthien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþōną →