Where does “nattverd” come from?

nattverd (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse náttverðr, 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.

nattverd (Norwegian Nynorsk): Communion; supper

Definitions

  1. Communion; supper

Ancestry of “nattverd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenáttverðrsupper
2Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
3Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
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 werþaz →