Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werþōną
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Derived from *werþaz (“worthy, valuable”) + *-ōną or *werþą (“worth, value”) + *-ōną.
Pronunciation
Verb
*werþōną
Inflection
Conjugation of *werþōną (weak class 2)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: weorþian
- Old Frisian: werdia
- Old Saxon: *werthon; giwerthon
- Old High German: werdōn
- Old Norse: verða
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍉𐌽 (wairþōn)
References
- Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN