Where does “verre” come from?

verre (French) comes from Middle French voirre, from Old French voirre, from Latin vitrum, from Proto-Italic wedrom, from Proto-Indo-European wedro-, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

verre (French): glass; Object in this substance

Definitions

  1. glass; Object in this substance

Ancestry of “verre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvoirre—
2Old Frenchvoirreglass
3Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
4Proto-Italicwedromglass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “verre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedro- →