Where does “varjella” come from?

varjella (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

varjella (Finnish): To protect

Definitions

  1. To protect

Ancestry of “varjella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “varjella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warjaną →