Where does “verd” come from?

verd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse verǫld, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

verd (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of verden; alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. alternative form of verden; alternative form of...

Ancestry of “verd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseverǫldthe world
2Proto-Germanicweraldizlifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world
3Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “verd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic weraz →