Where does “troverdighet” come from?

troverdighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål troverdig, 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.

troverdighet (Norwegian Bokmål): credibility

Definitions

  1. credibility

Ancestry of “troverdighet”, step by step

troverdighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål troverdig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltroverdigreliable, trustworthy, believable, credible
2Norwegian Bokmålverdigworthy; dignified
3Old Norseverðugr—
4Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
5Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →