Where does “-verdig” come from?

-verdig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

-verdig (Norwegian Nynorsk): used to form adjectives

Definitions

  1. used to form adjectives

Ancestry of “-verdig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskverdigworthy; 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →