Where does “werpen” come from?
werpen (Middle English) comes from Old English weorpan, from Proto-West Germanic *werpan, from Proto-Germanic werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
werpen (Middle English): to throw; twist; warp
Definitions
- to throw; twist; warp
Ancestry of “werpen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | weorpan | to throw; to cast; to cast or drive out, eject |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *werpan | to throw |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | werpaną | to throw; to cast |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |