Where does “werþaną” come from?

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

werþaną (Proto-Germanic): to become; to come to be, to come into existence;...

Definitions

  1. to become; to come to be, to come into existence;...

Ancestry of “werþaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “werþaną”

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