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Where does “fjölveri” come from?

fjölveri (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vér, from Icelandic vör, from Old Norse vǫrr, from Proto-Germanic weruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

fjölveri (Icelandic): polyandry

Definitions

  1. polyandry

Ancestry of “fjölveri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicvérFirst person plural pronoun; we; A formal term of...
2Icelandicvörlip
3Old Norsevǫrrlip; a pull of the oar
4Proto-Germanicweruzlip
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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