Where does “weorþan” come from?
weorþan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic werþan, from Proto-Germanic werþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
weorþan (Old English): to become; to be; to happen
Definitions
- to become; to be; to happen
Ancestry of “weorþan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | werþan | to become |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | werþaną | to become; to come to be, to come into existence;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “weorþan”