Where does “wurd” come from?

wurd (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian word, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

wurd (North Frisian): word; to become

Definitions

  1. word; to become

Ancestry of “wurd”, step by step

wurd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian word

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianword—
2Proto-West Germanicwordword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Proto-Germanic werþaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwerþanąto become; to come to be, to come into existence;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →