Where does “verrat” come from?

verrat (French) comes from Old French ver, from Latin Verres, from Proto-Italic wersēn, from Proto-Indo-European wérsēn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wers- — to rain, drip; to rain, sprinkle.

verrat (French): boar

Definitions

  1. boar

Ancestry of “verrat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchver—
2LatinVerresboar, male swine
3Proto-Italicwersēn—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérsēnvirile man; male animal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wers-to rain, drip; to rain, sprinkle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérsēn →Every word from Proto-Italic wersēn →