Where does “Verdande” come from?

Verdande (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse Verðandi, from Old Norse verða, from Proto-Germanic werþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Verdande (Norwegian Nynorsk): Verdandi, the Norn of the present

Definitions

  1. Verdandi, the Norn of the present

Ancestry of “Verdande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseVerðandione of the three Norns
2Old Norseverðato become
3Proto-Germanicwerþanąto become; to come to be, to come into existence;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-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 werþaną →