Where does “stælwierþe” come from?

stælwierþe (Old English) comes from Old English -wierþe, from Proto-West Germanic *wirþī, from Proto-Germanic wirþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

stælwierþe (Old English): able to stand in good stead; serviceable

Definitions

  1. able to stand in good stead; serviceable

Ancestry of “stælwierþe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-wierþeworthy of; able to, capable of; fit for, tending...
2Proto-West Germanic*wirþī—
3Proto-Germanicwirþijazworthy, worth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-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 Old English -wierþe →