Where does “náttverðr” come from?

náttverðr (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.

náttverðr (Old Norse): supper

Definitions

  1. supper

Ancestry of “náttverðr”, step by step

náttverðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Old Norse nátt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenáttnight
2Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “náttverðr”

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