Where does “werra” come from?

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

Ancestry of “werra”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Frankish	*werʀu	—
2	Proto-Indo-European	wers-	to wipe; peak, height
3	Proto-Indo-European	wer-	to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “werra”

guerrilla
counterguerrilla
antiguerrilla
guerrillalike
narcoguerrilla
nonguerrilla
guerrero
guerrear
Guerra
guerra
Guerrero
ciberguerra
guerrilla
narcoguerrilla
guerrillero
posguerra
ecoguerriglia
controguerriglia
antiguerriglia
guerriglia
guerrigliero
guerre
avant-guerre
guerrier

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →

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