Where does “warjan” come from?

warjan (Frankish) comes from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

warjan (Frankish): to fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,...

Definitions

  1. to fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,...

Ancestry of “warjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwaʀjanto clothe
2Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “warjan”

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