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Where does “wurdiz” come from?

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

wurdiz (Proto-Germanic): fate, destiny

Definitions

  1. fate, destiny

Ancestry of “wurdiz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wurdiz”

  • weird
  • weirdly
  • weirdness
  • weirdo
  • Urd
  • wyrd
  • weirdie
  • weirdy
  • nonweird
  • weirdling
  • weirdish
  • weirdsome
  • unweird
  • outweird
  • wanweird
  • weird-ass
  • weirdscape
  • weirdometer
  • Urd
  • werde
  • wyrede
  • wierde
  • wurde
  • wirde
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