Etymology

Verdandi

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Old Norse Verðandi ← Proto-Indo-European *wert-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*wert-“to turn, wind”
  2. Old Norse · derived fromVerðandi
  3. English todayVerdandi

From Old Norse Verðandi, from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*wert- all →

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