Where does “guerreru” come from?

guerreru (Asturian) comes from Asturian guerra, from Late Latin werra, from Frankish *werʀu, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

guerreru (Asturian): fighting, warring

Definitions

  1. fighting, warring

Ancestry of “guerreru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianguerrawar
2Late Latinwerra—
3Frankish*werʀu—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Frankish *werʀu →