wyrd
Old English
noun
Definitions
- fate, destiny
- (in the plural) the Fates
- event, occurrence
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wurdiz (fate, destiny) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wrti-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wrti-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- retrovert English
- versor English
- weird English
- ante Latin
- trans Latin
- vertere Latin
- vertō Latin
- Werdegang German
- fertigwerden German
- innewerden German
- loswerden German
- werden German
- zuteilwerden German
- gewaarworden Dutch, Flemish
- tegenwoordig Dutch, Flemish
- verworden Dutch, Flemish
- werdegang Dutch, Flemish
- worden Dutch, Flemish
- wording Dutch, Flemish
- verter Spanish, Castilian
- *wert- Proto-Indo-European
- *wrti- Proto-Indo-European
- verter Portuguese
- *wurdiz Proto-Germanic
- Wyrd Old English
- stæf Old English
- wyrdstæf Old English
- werde Middle English
- Urðr Old Norse
- werden Middle Dutch
- wewurt Old High German
- wurt Old High German
- word Afrikaans
- wërden Middle High German
- *wertō Proto-Italic
- wanweird Scots
- weird Scots
- weirdfu Scots
- weirdie Scots
- weirdless Scots
- weirdly Scots
- weirdman Scots
- weirdrie Scots