Where does “werre” come from?

werre (Middle English) comes from Old Norse verri, from Proto-Germanic wirsizô, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

werre (Middle English): War in general; the practice of fighting between...

Definitions

  1. War in general; the practice of fighting between...

Ancestry of “werre”, step by step

werre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse verri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseverricomparative degree of illr, worse; worse
2Proto-Germanicwirsizôcomparative degree of *ubilaz; worse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Old English werre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwerrewar large-scale military conflict
2Old Northern Frenchwerre—

Words derived from “werre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirsizô →