Where does “verðr” come from?

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

verðr (Old Norse): meal; worth; worthy, deserving

Definitions

  1. meal; worth; worthy, deserving

Ancestry of “verðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “verðr”

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