Where does “vèrrée” come from?
vèrrée (Norman) comes from Norman vèrre, from Middle High German verre, 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.
vèrrée (Norman): glassful
Ancestry of “vèrrée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | vèrre | glass |
| 2 | Middle High German | verre | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |