Where does “mindreverdig” come from?

mindreverdig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål verdig, from Old Norse verðugr, from Old Norse verðr, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

mindreverdig (Norwegian Bokmål): inferior

Definitions

  1. inferior

Ancestry of “mindreverdig”, step by step

mindreverdig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål verdig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålverdigworthy; dignified
2Old Norseverðugr—
3Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
4Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Norwegian Bokmål mindre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmindrecomparative degree of liten; less; minor
2Old Norseminnimemory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
3Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →