Where does “wërfen” come from?

wërfen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German werfan, from Proto-Germanic werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “wërfen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old High German	werfan	to throw; to tear
2	Proto-Germanic	werpaną	to throw; to cast
3	Proto-Indo-European	werb-	to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
4	Proto-Indo-European	wer-	to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wërfen”

hinauswerfen
Zerwürfnis
entwerfen
werfen
wegwerf-
wegwerfen
verwerflich
verwerfen
Gesetzentwurf
Unterwerfung
Entwurf
unterwerfen
abwerfen
Hammerwerfen
Flammenwerfer
zerwerfen
vorwerfen
auswerfen
lança-chamas

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