Where does “verja” come from?

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

verja (Faroese): to defend; to protect

Definitions

  1. to defend; to protect

Ancestry of “verja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseverjato defend; thwart; defense
2Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
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 warjaną →
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