Where does “wērthan” come from?

wērthan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic werþan, from Proto-Germanic werþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wērthan (Old Saxon): to become

Definitions

  1. to become

Ancestry of “wērthan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwerþanto become
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 “wērthan”

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