English word word comes from Proto-Indo-European *wortéyeti (To turn (transitive).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *wortéyeti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To turn (transitive). |
| *wértti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To be turning around. |
| *wewórte | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To be turned towards. |
| *wértos | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *werþaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Worthy, valuable. |
| *werþaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (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 (ang) | Honour, dignity. Worth, price, value Honoured, esteemed. Worth, deserving. |
| worth | Middle English (enm) | |
| weorþan | Old English (ang) | To come to pass, become (often used as an auxiliary verb). To happen. |
| wurthen | Middle English (enm) | |
| worth | English (en) | (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 (en) | (to become). |