Where does “wert” come from?
wert (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon werd, from Proto-Germanic werduz, from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-.
wert (Middle Low German): worth; host
Ancestry of “wert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | werd | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | werduz | host |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | (H)uer- | — |
Words derived from “wert”