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Where does “gwerz” come from?

gwerz (English) comes from Breton gwerz, from Middle Breton guers, from Welsh gwers, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

gwerz (English): a traditional folk song from Brittany

Definitions

  1. a traditional folk song from Brittany

Ancestry of “gwerz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretongwerzballad, lament
2Middle Bretonguers—
3Welshgwerslesson
4Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
5Latinvertō—
6Proto-Italicwertō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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