Where does “vèrre” come from?

vèrre (Norman) comes 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.

vèrre (Norman): glass

Definitions

  1. glass

Ancestry of “vèrre”, step by step

vèrre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German verre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanverre—
2Old High Germanferroafar; skipper
3Proto-West Germanic*ferrō—
4Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old French voirre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvoirreglass
2Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
3Proto-Italicwedromglass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vèrre”

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