Where does “-verðr” come from?

-verðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse verðr, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “-verðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
2Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “-verðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →