Where does “haldorðr” come from?

haldorðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

haldorðr (Old Norse): word-keeping; faithful

Definitions

  1. word-keeping; faithful

Ancestry of “haldorðr”, step by step

haldorðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse orð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseorðword
2Proto-Germanicwurdąword
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Old Norse halda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehaldato hold
2Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
3Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →