Where does “wurd” come from?

wurd (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wurd (Old English): that which happens, fate, chance, fortune,...

Definitions

  1. that which happens, fate, chance, fortune,...

Ancestry of “wurd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wurd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →