Where does “verre” come from?

verre (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ferro, from Proto-West Germanic *ferrō, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “verre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanferroafar; skipper
2Proto-West Germanic*ferrō—
3Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “verre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy →