Where does “lastword” come from?

lastword (Old English) comes from Old English worð, from Proto-Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

lastword (Old English): report, reputation

Definitions

  1. report, reputation

Ancestry of “lastword”, step by step

lastword traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English worð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishworðword
2Proto-Germanic*word—
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Old English last

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlastfootstep, track
2Proto-Germaniclaistaztrack, trace; footprint
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →