worse

English

/wɜːs/, /wɝs/, [wəɪs]

comparative adjective

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English worse inherited from Old English wyrsa inherited from Proto-Germanic *wirsizô (worse).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wirsizô

Gloss

worse

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

worsely English
worsen English
worsener English
worseness English
worser English
wers Dutch, Flemish
*wirsizô Proto-Germanic
wyrsa Old English
worse Middle English
verri Old Norse
desværre Danish
værre Danish
wers Middle Dutch
𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍃𐌹𐌶𐌰 Gothic
*wirs Old Dutch
wirsiro Old Saxon
wirso Old Saxon