Where does “wert” come from?

wert (Middle High German) comes from Old High German werd, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wert (Middle High German): worthy, valuable, noble

Definitions

  1. worthy, valuable, noble

Ancestry of “wert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwerdworth
2Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wert”

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