Where does “bæveregern” come from?

bæveregern (Danish) comes from Danish egern, from Old Norse íkorni, from Proto-Germanic aikwernô, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

bæveregern (Danish): mountain beaver

Definitions

  1. mountain beaver

Ancestry of “bæveregern”, step by step

bæveregern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish egern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishegernsquirrel
2Old Norseíkornisquirrel
3Proto-Germanicaikwernôsquirrel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Danish bæver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbæverbeaver mammal
2Proto-Germanicbebruzbeaver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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