Where does “orð” come from?

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

orð (Old Norse): word

Definitions

  1. word

Ancestry of “orð”, step by step

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

Words derived from “orð

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą