Where does “*wirþī” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*wirþī”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*wirþī”

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