Where does “wirthigheit” come from?

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

wirthigheit (Old Dutch): importance

Definitions

  1. importance

Ancestry of “wirthigheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwirthigworthy
2Old Dutchwerthvaluable
3Proto-West Germanic*werþ—
4Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →