Where does “verd” come from?

verd (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse verǫld, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

verd (Norwegian Nynorsk): world; the Earth; world, planet

Definitions

  1. world; the Earth; world, planet

Ancestry of “verd”, step by step

verd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse verǫld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseverǫldthe world
2Proto-Germanicweraldizlifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world
3Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Old Norse verð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseverðprice; worth
2Proto-Germanicwerþąworth, value; honour, dignity
3Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “verd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic weraz →