Where does “*werʀu” come from?
*werʀu (Frankish) comes from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “*werʀu”, step by step
*werʀu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European wers-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Proto-Germanic mann-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | mann- | human, human being, person, individual; name of... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
Words derived from “*werʀu”