Where does “verpa” come from?
verpa (Faroese) comes from Old Norse verpa, from Proto-Germanic werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
verpa (Faroese): to lay
Ancestry of “verpa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | verpa | to throw, cast; to lay eggs; to guess, calculate |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | werpaną | to throw; to cast |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |