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English word word comes from Proto-Indo-European *wortéyeti (To turn (transitive).)
*wortéyeti (Proto-Indo-European)
To turn (transitive).
*wértti (Proto-Indo-European)
To be turning around.
*wewórte (Proto-Indo-European)
To be turned towards.
*wértos (Proto-Indo-European)
*werþaz (Proto-Germanic)
Worthy, valuable.
*werþaną (Proto-Germanic)
(auxiliary) used to form the passive voice, together with a past participle. (intransitive) to come to be, to come into existence. (intransitive) to happen, to come about. (transitive) to become.
weorþ (Old English)
Honour, dignity. Worth, price, value Honoured, esteemed. Worth, deserving.
worth (Middle English)
weorþan (Old English)
To come to pass, become (often used as an auxiliary verb). To happen.
wurthen (Middle English)
worth (English)
(obsolete, except in set phrases) To be, become, betide. (obsolete, except in Scots) Valuable, worth while.. Deserving of.. Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.. Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating. (countable) Value.. (uncountable) Merit, excellence.
word (English)
(to become).