Where does “guerpir” come from?
guerpir (Middle French) comes from Old French guerpir, from Frankish werpijan, from Proto-Germanic werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
guerpir (Middle French): to give up; to abandon
Ancestry of “guerpir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | guerpir | to give up; to abandon |
| 2 | Frankish | werpijan | to throw , cast off; to throw, cast off |
| 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 |