Where does “ווערטער” come from?

ווערטער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וואָרט, from Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

ווערטער (Yiddish): plural of וואָרט; words

Definitions

  1. plural of וואָרט; words

Ancestry of “ווערטער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishוואָרטword
2Middle High Germanwortword; verb
3Old High Germanwortword; verb
4Proto-West Germanicwordword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

Words derived from “ווערטער”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →