Where does “athugaverðr” come from?

athugaverðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse athugi, from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

athugaverðr (Old Norse): worthy of attention

Definitions

  1. worthy of attention

Ancestry of “athugaverðr”, step by step

athugaverðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse athugi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseathugiattention
2Old Norseátthe act of eating; food; first-person singular...
3Proto-Germanicatat, toward, to
4Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Old Norse verðr

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →