Where does “ord” come from?

ord (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

ord (Norwegian Bokmål): a word; word; reputation

Definitions

  1. a word; word; reputation

Ancestry of “ord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseorðword
2Proto-Germanicwurdąword
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

Words derived from “ord”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →