Where does “wirthig” come from?

wirthig (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch werth, 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.

wirthig (Old Dutch): worthy

Definitions

  1. worthy

Ancestry of “wirthig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwerthvaluable
2Proto-West Germanic*werþ—
3Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wirthig”

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