Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *werduzScott K. ShayWardja Presshttps://protogermanic.org/pgmc_werduz
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nounmasculineu-stemhostFrom Pre-Germanic *(H)wer-tú-s, which could be related to *waraz (‘watchful, aware’), in which case the original sense was "attender"; the related Old Norse verðr (‘meal’) would then have had an earlier meaning of "attendance." Or, possibly related to *werþaną (‘to come about, happen’), with sense development "turn" > " participation".