Where does “wordfæst” come from?

wordfæst (Old English) comes from Old English worð, from Proto-Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

wordfæst (Old English): true to one's word, keeping one's word

Definitions

  1. true to one's word, keeping one's word

Ancestry of “wordfæst”, step by step

wordfæst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English worð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishworðword
2Proto-Germanic*word—
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Old English fæst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfæstfirm, stable; constant
2Proto-West Germanicfastfixed, fast
3Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →
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