Where does “mindreverdig” come from?

mindreverdig (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.

mindreverdig (Norwegian Nynorsk): inferior

Definitions

  1. inferior

Ancestry of “mindreverdig”, step by step

mindreverdig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk verdig

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk mindre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmindrecomparative degree of liten; comparative degree...
2Old Norseminnimemory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
3Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz