Where does “Vera” come from?

Vera (Icelandic) comes from Russian ве́ра, from Old East Slavic вѣра, from Proto-Slavic věra, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

Vera (Icelandic): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “Vera”, step by step

Vera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ве́ра

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianве́раfaith
2Old East Slavicвѣраfaith, belief
3Proto-Slavicvěrafaith, belief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

via Old Norse vera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseverato be
2Old NorsevesaArchaic form of vera; to be
3Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “Vera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Slavic věra →