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Where does “warped” come from?

Warped comes from Old English -od, Middle English -ed, and Proto-Germanic werpaną, which derive from Proto-Indo-European wer-.

warped (English): Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape; Of a...

Definitions

  1. Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape; Of a...

Ancestry of “warped”, 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

Words derived from “warped”

  • unwarped
  • warpedness
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