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
- true to one's word, keeping one's word
Ancestry of “wordfæst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | worð | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *word | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |