Where does “aguerrir” come from?

aguerrir (French) comes from French guerre, from Middle French guerre, from Old French guerre, from Late Latin werra, from Frankish *werʀu, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

aguerrir (French): to harden

Definitions

  1. to harden

Ancestry of “aguerrir”, step by step

aguerrir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French guerre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguerrewar
2Middle Frenchguerrewar
3Old Frenchguerrewar; Alternative form of gaire
4Late Latinwerra—
5Frankish*werʀu—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Catalan guerra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanguerrawar
2Medieval Latinguerra—

Words derived from “aguerrir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →