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Where does “vyrda” come from?

vyrda (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse virða, from Proto-Germanic *wirþijaną.

vyrda (Norwegian Nynorsk): to respect, appreciate, esteem, hold in high...

Definitions

  1. to respect, appreciate, esteem, hold in high...

Ancestry of “vyrda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevirða—
2Proto-Germanic*wirþijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *wirþijaną →