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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wértti, from *wert- (“to turn”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*werþaną
- (transitive) to become
- (intransitive) to come to be, to come into existence
- (intransitive) to happen, to come about
- (auxiliary) used to form the passive voice, together with a past participle
Inflection
Conjugation of
*werþaną (strong class 3)
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