Where does “wers” come from?
wers (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wers, from Old Dutch wirs, from Proto-West Germanic *wirsi, from Proto-Germanic wirsiz, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
wers (Dutch): worse
Definitions
- worse
Ancestry of “wers”, step by step
wers traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch wers
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wers | worse |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wirs | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *wirsi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wirsiz | more badly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Proto-Germanic wirsizô
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wirsizô | comparative degree of *ubilaz; worse |