English
Worth
Worth comes from Old English worþ ‘enclosure’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150worþ‘enclosure’
- EnglishtodayWorth
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150worþ‘enclosure’
- EnglishtodayWorth
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- ‘to raise’
Today it means
name A placename: A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3356).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English worþ / Worth