Wert

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See also: wert and -wert

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wert, from Old High German werd, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz. The -t is generalised from the uninflected form, likely reinforced by the desire to distinguish from forms of werden (compare werten). The regular -d- remains in Würde, würdig. Compare Dutch waard, English worth, Swedish värd.

Pronunciation

Noun

Wert m (strong, genitive Wertes or Werts, plural Werte)

  1. value (determinable numerical quantity)
    Dieser Wert schwankt normalerweise zwischen 95 und 99%.
    This value usually ranges between 95 and 99%.
    Die gemessenen Werte werden in der Tabelle eingetragen.
    The measured values are entered in the chart.
  2. worth, value (state or degree of being estimated)
    Der Wert eines Menschenlebens darf nicht an Bedingungen gebunden sein.
    The worth of a human life must not be tied to conditions.
    Der Wert des Hauses beläuft sich auf rund 360.000 Euro.
    The value of the house amounts to around 360,000 euros.
  3. (often in the plural) value (moral ideal or norm)
    Ehrlichkeit ist für mich ein wichtiger Wert.
    Honesty is an important value to me.
    die Werte des christlichen Abendlands
    the values of the Christian Occident
    • 1930, Paul Joachimsen, “Der Humanismus und die Entwicklung des deutschen Geistes”, in Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Geistesgeschichte, 8, page 467:
      Und nun kommt die Reformation selbst. Die größte geistige Umwälzung, die je ein Volk des Abendlandes erlebt hat. Sie bringt wirklich eine Umwertung aller Werte.
      And now comes the Reformation itself. The largest spiritual upheaval that was ever experienced by a nation of the Occident. It really brings a transvaluation of all values.

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Further reading

  • Wert” in Duden online
  • Wert” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache