word
Afrikaans
/vɔrt/
verb
Definitions
- to become; to get to change one’s state
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish worden (become) inherited from Middle Dutch werden inherited from Old Dutch werthan inherited from Proto-Germanic *werþaną (become, happen, turn, turn into, come into being, come about).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*werþaną
Gloss
become, happen, turn, turn into, come into being, come about
Concept
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gewaarworden Dutch, Flemish
- tegenwoordig Dutch, Flemish
- verworden Dutch, Flemish
- werdegang Dutch, Flemish
- worden Dutch, Flemish
- wording Dutch, Flemish
- *wert- Proto-Indo-European
- *wértti Proto-Indo-European
- *werþaną Proto-Germanic
- verða Old Norse
- verwerden Middle Dutch
- werden Middle Dutch
- werdan Old High German
- wërdan Old High German
- groot Afrikaans
- grootword Afrikaans
- 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *werþan gmw-pro
- farwerthan Old Dutch
- werthan Old Dutch
- wertha Old Frisian
- vburt Crimean Gothic