Where does “wërden” come from?

wërden (Middle High German) comes from Old High German werdan, from Proto-West Germanic werþan, from Proto-Germanic werþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wërden (Middle High German): to become

Definitions

  1. to become

Ancestry of “wërden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwerdanto be; to become; to happen
2Proto-West Germanicwerþanto become
3Proto-Germanicwerþanąto become; to come to be, to come into existence;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wërden”

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