Where does “werth” come from?

werth (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *werþ, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

werth (Old Dutch): valuable

Definitions

  1. valuable

Ancestry of “werth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*werþ—
2Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “werth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →