Where does “vørr” come from?

vørr (Faroese) comes from Old Norse vǫrr, from Proto-Germanic weruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vørr (Faroese): lip; slipway at the beach, where all stones are...

Definitions

  1. lip; slipway at the beach, where all stones are...

Ancestry of “vørr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫrrlip; a pull of the oar
2Proto-Germanicweruzlip
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weruz →