Where does “werþan” come from?

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

werþan (Proto-West Germanic): to become

Definitions

  1. to become

Ancestry of “werþan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwerþanąto become; to come to be, to come into existence;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “werþan”

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