Where does “Waarzel” come from?

Waarzel (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German warza, from Proto-Germanic wartǭ, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Waarzel (Luxembourgish): wart

Definitions

  1. wart

Ancestry of “Waarzel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwarza—
2Proto-Germanicwartǭwart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wartǭ →