Where does “kogelwerend” come from?

kogelwerend (Dutch) comes from Dutch weren, from Middle Dutch wēren, from Old Dutch werien, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

kogelwerend (Dutch): bulletproof

Definitions

  1. bulletproof

Ancestry of “kogelwerend”, step by step

kogelwerend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch weren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwerento hold back, to keep out; to defend oneself, to...
2Middle Dutchwērenhold back, to keep out, to resist
3Old Dutchwerien
4Proto-West Germanicwaʀjanto clothe
5Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Dutch kogel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkogelprojectile: bullet, shot; sphere, ball-shaped...
2GermanKugelball; bullet, projectile; round, cartridge,...
3Proto-Germanickuggilazknobbed instrument
4Proto-Germanickuggǭcog, swelling
5Proto-Indo-Europeangewgʰ-swelling, bow
6Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-