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

Definitions

  1. to give up; to abandon

Ancestry of “guerpir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchguerpirto give up; to abandon
2Frankishwerpijanto throw , cast off; to throw, cast off
3Proto-Germanicwerpanąto throw; to cast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werpaną →