werdan

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Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *werþan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną (turn, become), from Proto-Indo-European *wértti.

Verb

wërdan

  1. to be
  2. to become
  3. to happen

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle High German: werden
    • Alemannic German: wërde
      Swabian: werra
    • Central Franconian: wääde, wääre (Moselle Franconian, but in limited use)
    • German: werden
    • Luxembourgish: wäerten
    • Pennsylvania German: waerre
    • Yiddish: ווערן (vern)

Further reading

  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition