Where does “vredniciță” come from?

vredniciță (Romanian) comes from Romanian vrednic, from Old Church Slavonic врѣдьнъ, from Proto-Slavic verdьnъ, from Proto-Slavic verdъ, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰ- — to grow; to raise.

Ancestry of “vredniciță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvrednicworthy, capable, fit, competent; hardworking,...
2Old Church Slavonicврѣдьнъ—
3Proto-Slavicverdьnъworthy; harmful; malicious
4Proto-Slavicverdъwart, wound; harm, malice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰ-to grow; to raise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic verdъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic verdьnъ →