Where does “wirþijaz” come from?

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

wirþijaz (Proto-Germanic): worthy, worth

Definitions

  1. worthy, worth

Ancestry of “wirþijaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wirþijaz”

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