Where does “gwerra” come from?
gwerra (Maltese) comes from Italian guerra, from Late Latin werra, from Frankish *werʀu, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
gwerra (Maltese): war
Definitions
- war
Ancestry of “gwerra”, step by step
gwerra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian guerra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | guerra | war, warfare |
| 2 | Late Latin | werra | — |
| 3 | Frankish | *werʀu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Sicilian guerra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | guerra | war |