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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werþalīkaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *werþą + *-līkaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwer.ðɑ.ˌliː.kɑz/

Adjective

*werþalīkaz

  1. Of great worth; valuable; important

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: weorþlīċ
    • Middle English: wurthlich, worthely
  • Old Frisian: *werthlik, werdelik
  • Old Saxon: *werthlīk
    • Middle Low German: wērdelîk
    • Old Saxon: werthlīko
  • Old Dutch: *werthlīk
    • Middle Dutch: werdelik, werdelijk
      • Dutch: waardelijk
  • Old High German: werdlīh
    • Middle High German: wërtlich
  • Old Norse: verðligr
    • Icelandic: verðlegur (in combinations)
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