Where does “ver-” come from?
ver- (Faroese) comes from Old Norse verr, from Proto-Norse ᚹᛖᚱᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
ver- (Faroese): -in-law
Ancestry of “ver-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | verr | warrior; man |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | ᚹᛖᚱᚨᛉ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |