Where does “weirdfu” come from?
weirdfu (Scots) comes from Scots weird, from Middle English werde, from Old English wyrd, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
weirdfu (Scots): fateful, fraught with the supernatural
Definitions
- fateful, fraught with the supernatural
Ancestry of “weirdfu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scots | weird | fate, fortune, destiny, one's own particular fate... |
| 2 | Middle English | werde | — |
| 3 | Old English | wyrd | fate, destiny; the Fates; event, occurrence |
| 4 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |