Where does “worþ” come from?

worþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wurþiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wŕ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

worþ (Old English): enclosure

Definitions

  1. enclosure

Ancestry of “worþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwurþizraising, elevation; mound
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wŕ̥tis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “worþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- →