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Where does “downwarp” come from?

downwarp (English) comes from English warp, from Middle English warp, from Old English wearp, from Proto-Germanic warpą, from Proto-Germanic werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

downwarp (English): A segment of the crust of the Earth that bends...

Definitions

  1. A segment of the crust of the Earth that bends...

Ancestry of “downwarp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwarpThe state, quality, or condition of being...
2Middle Englishwarp—
3Old Englishwearpwarp
4Proto-Germanicwarpąwarp
5Proto-Germanicwerpanąto throw; to cast
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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