Where does “vert” come from?
vert (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German wert, from Old Saxon werd, from Proto-Germanic werduz, from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-.
vert (Norwegian Bokmål): a host; a landlord
Ancestry of “vert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | wert | worth; host |
| 2 | Old Saxon | werd | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | werduz | host |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | (H)uer- | — |