Where does “vorr” come from?

vorr (Albanian) comes from Old Norse vǫrr, from Proto-Germanic weruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vorr (Albanian): grave

Definitions

  1. grave

Ancestry of “vorr”, step by step

vorr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vǫrr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫrrlip; a pull of the oar
2Proto-Germanicweruzlip
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Albanian varr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianvarrgrave
2Proto-Albanianā̆ur(V)n—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “vorr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weruz →