Where does “värd” come from?

värd (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish værþer, from Old Norse verðr, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

värd (Swedish): worth; worthy; having a value; a host; a...

Definitions

  1. worth; worthy; having a value; a host; a...

Ancestry of “värd”, step by step

värd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish værþer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishværþer
2Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
3Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Middle Low German wert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwertworth; host
2Old Saxonwerd
3Proto-Germanicwerduzhost
4Proto-Germanic(H)uer-

Words derived from “värd

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