Where does “wernen” come from?

wernen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wernen, from Proto-West Germanic warnijan, from Proto-Germanic warnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wernen (Middle Dutch): to refuse; to prevent

Definitions

  1. to refuse; to prevent

Ancestry of “wernen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwernen—
2Proto-West Germanicwarnijanto refuse; to deny
3Proto-Germanicwarnijanąto care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warnijaną →