Where does “gwerz” come from?
gwerz (Breton) comes from Middle Breton guers, from Welsh gwers, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
gwerz (Breton): ballad, lament
Definitions
- ballad, lament
Ancestry of “gwerz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Breton | guers | — |
| 2 | Welsh | gwers | lesson |
| 3 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 4 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |