Wort

German (Berlin)

/vɔrt/

noun
Definitions
  • plural m word as an isolated unit
  • plural m utterance, word with context
  • (uncountable) speech, speaking, figuratively floor
  • (uncountable) promise, figuratively word
  • (Christianity) the Word epithet for Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity
  • (Bible) the Word of God, Scripture, the scriptures collectively

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German wort inherited from Old High German wort inherited from Proto-Germanic *wurdą (word) derived from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo- (word), *werh₁- (speak, say, tell).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*werh₁-

Gloss

speak, say, tell

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

話

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