Where does “aguerried” come from?

aguerried (English) comes from French aguerrir, from French guerre, from Middle French guerre, from Old French guerre, from Late Latin werra, from Frankish *werʀu, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

aguerried (English): accustomed to war

Definitions

  1. accustomed to war

Ancestry of “aguerried”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaguerrirto harden
2Frenchguerrewar
3Middle Frenchguerrewar
4Old Frenchguerrewar; Alternative form of gaire
5Late Latinwerra—
6Frankish*werʀu—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →