Where does “warnijan” come from?

warnijan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic warnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

warnijan (Frankish): to ward, take care of; to ward, take care of...

Definitions

  1. to ward, take care of; to ward, take care of...

Ancestry of “warnijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwarnijanąto care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “warnijan”

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