Where does “warmongerer” come from?

warmongerer (English) comes from English warmonger, from English War, from Middle English werre, from Old Norse verri, from Proto-Germanic wirsizô, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

warmongerer (English): One who warmongers; a warmonger

Definitions

  1. One who warmongers; a warmonger

Ancestry of “warmongerer”, step by step

warmongerer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English warmonger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwarmongerSomeone who advocates war; a militarist; To...
2EnglishWarPreceded by [[the#Article
3Middle EnglishwerreWar in general; the practice of fighting between...
4Old Norseverricomparative degree of illr, worse; worse
5Proto-Germanicwirsizôcomparative degree of *ubilaz; worse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
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