Where does “Wierfel” come from?

Wierfel (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German wurfil, from Proto-Germanic wurpilaz, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Wierfel (Luxembourgish): die; small cube, die

Definitions

  1. die; small cube, die

Ancestry of “Wierfel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwurfil—
2Proto-Germanicwurpilaza die
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurpilaz →
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