Where does “orþung” come from?

orþung (Old English) comes from Old English orþian, from Old Swedish orþ, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

orþung (Old English): breath

Definitions

  1. breath

Ancestry of “orþung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishorþianto breathe, pant
2Old Swedishorþword
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →