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Where does “veru” come from?

veru (Faroese) comes from Faroese vera, from Old Norse vera, from Old Norse vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

veru (Faroese): accusative singular of vera; dative singular of...

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of vera; dative singular of...

Ancestry of “veru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseverato be; being
2Old Norseverato be
3Old NorsevesaArchaic form of vera; to be
4Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
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