Where does “wordlaþu” come from?

wordlaþu (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.

wordlaþu (Old English): conversation; speech

Definitions

  1. conversation; speech

Ancestry of “wordlaþu”, step by step

wordlaþu 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 laþu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlaþuinvitation; summons
2Proto-Germaniclaþōinvitation
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →