Where does “varg” come from?

varg (Albanian) comes from Albanian var, from Proto-Albanian werja, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

varg (Albanian): row, range, file, chain

Definitions

  1. row, range, file, chain

Ancestry of “varg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianvarI hang; I depend on; I bring down
2Proto-Albanianwerja—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- →