Where does “weorþian” come from?

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

weorþian (Old English): to honour; to adorn, endow

Definitions

  1. to honour; to adorn, endow

Ancestry of “weorþian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwerþōnąto estimate, value
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “weorþian”

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