*wurdiz

Runic: ᚹᚢᚱᛞᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwur.ðiz/

noun · feminine · i-stem

Meanings

fate, destiny

From Pre-Germanic *wr̥tís, from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (‘to turn, wind’), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (‘to turn, bend’).

*wurdi (Proto-West Germanic)
- werd, werde (Old Frisian)
- wurd (Old Saxon)
*wurdi (Proto-West Germanic)
- wyrd, werd, weord (Old English)
  - wyrd (English)
*wurdi (Proto-West Germanic)
- wyrd, werd, weord (Old English)
  - werde, weerde, weird, werd, werede, werid, wierde, wired, wird, wirde, wirid, word, wyerde, wyrde (Middle English)
    - werd, weard (English)
*wurdi (Proto-West Germanic)
- wyrd, werd, weord (Old English)
  - werde, weerde, weird, werd, werede, werid, wierde, wired, wird, wirde, wirid, word, wyerde, wyrde (Middle English)
    - weird, werd (Middle Scots)
      - weird (English)
      - weird (Scots)
*wurdi (Proto-West Germanic)
- wurt (Old High German)
  - wurt (Middle High German)
urðr (Old Norse)
- urður (Icelandic)
- Urðr (Old Norse)
urðr (Old Norse)
- urþer (Old Swedish)
  - urd (Swedish)
yrðr (Old Norse)
- urður (Icelandic)
- Urðr (Old Norse)
yrðr (Old Norse)
- urþer (Old Swedish)
  - urd (Swedish)