Where does “wordhord” come from?

wordhord (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.

wordhord (Old English): treasure of words, word-hoard

Definitions

  1. treasure of words, word-hoard

Ancestry of “wordhord”, step by step

wordhord 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 hord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishhordA hoard, especially of valuable items, hidden for...
2Proto-West Germanic*hoʀdtreasure
3Proto-Germanichuzdąhidden treasure
4Proto-Indo-Europeankusdʰo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →