Where does “orðstírr” come from?

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

orðstírr (Old Norse): fame, renown, good report

Definitions

  1. fame, renown, good report

Ancestry of “orðstírr”, step by step

orðstírr 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 tírr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetírrglory
2Proto-Germanictīrazglory, honour
3Proto-Indo-Europeandey-to shine; to gleam, shimmer, shine; to swing, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →