indvortes
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Danish indwortes, indwærtes, borrowed from Middle Low German inwordes, inwerdes, a compound of in (“in”) + -werdes (“-ward”), compare Swedish invärtes, German einwärts, English inwards. The suffix derives from Proto-Germanic *wardaz (“turned”), cognate with German -wärts (borrowed to Danish -værts), English -ward, -wards, Old Norse -verðr (adjective), Gothic -𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 (-wairþs, adjective).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editindvortes (uninflected)
Adverb
editindvortes