Where does “werdhen” come from?

werdhen (Old Danish) comes from Old Danish wærælde, 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.

Ancestry of “werdhen”, step by step

werdhen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish wærælde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishwærælde—
2Old Norseverǫldthe world
3Proto-Germanicweraldizlifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world
4Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Old Danish wærild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishwærild—

via Old Danish wæræld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishwærældthe world, the Earth

Words derived from “werdhen”

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