Where does “vertsby” come from?

vertsby (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vert, from Middle Low German wert, from Old Saxon werd, from Proto-Germanic werduz, from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-.

vertsby (Norwegian Nynorsk): a host city

Definitions

  1. a host city

Ancestry of “vertsby”, step by step

vertsby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskverta host; a landlord; "present tense of...
2Middle Low Germanwertworth; host
3Old Saxonwerd—
4Proto-Germanicwerduzhost
5Proto-Germanic(H)uer-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbytown, city; to command, order; to bid, offer
2Old Norsebjóðato offer; to bid, invite; to bid, order
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Germanic (H)uer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werduz →Every word from Old Saxon werd →