Etymology

from Proto-Germanic *werþaz ‎(“towards, opposite”), used substantively as a noun. Cognate with Old Frisian werth, Old Saxon werth, Old High German werd, Dutch waard adj, German wert adj Wert noun, Old Norse verðr adj verð n (Swedish värd), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 ‎(wairþs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /weorθ/