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
- to honour; to adorn, endow
Ancestry of “weorþian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | werþōną | to estimate, value |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “weorþian”