Where does “weorþ” come from?

weorþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

weorþ (Old English): worth, deserving; honoured, esteemed; worth,...

Definitions

  1. worth, deserving; honoured, esteemed; worth,...

Ancestry of “weorþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “weorþ”

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