Etymograph > Indo-European > Proto-West Germanic > Dictionary > *werþan

to become

originates from: PGmc *werþaną "to become" (pwgmc-final-a) through pgmc-to-pwgmc
Words originating from this one
OE weorþan "become" (oe-breaking-before-rc-lc) through pwgmc-to-oe
(source: Ringe 2014:182)