Where does “werþeod” come from?

werþeod (Old English) comes from Old English wer, from Proto-Germanic wer, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

werþeod (Old English): a people, nation

Definitions

  1. a people, nation

Ancestry of “werþeod”, step by step

werþeod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwerman; husband; hero, warrior
2Proto-Germanicwer—
3Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Old English þēod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþēodnation, people; people, nation; nation, people,...
2Proto-West Germanicþeudupeople, tribe
3Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēraz →