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Where does “vredan” come from?

vredan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic verdьnъ, from Proto-Slavic verdъ, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰ- — to grow; to raise.

vredan (Serbo-Croatian): precious, valuable; diligent, industrious; worth,...

Definitions

  1. precious, valuable; diligent, industrious; worth,...

Ancestry of “vredan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicverdьnъworthy; harmful; malicious
2Proto-Slavicverdъwart, wound; harm, malice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰ-to grow; to raise

Words derived from “vredan”

  • bezvredan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰ- →