Where does “orðinn” come from?

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

orðinn (Old Norse): past participle of verða

Definitions

  1. past participle of verða

Ancestry of “orðinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwurdanazbecome
2Proto-Germanicwerþanąto become; to come to be, to come into existence;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “orðinn”

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