Where does “vierca” come from?
vierca (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic vierccë, from Proto-Samic vērttës, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt-.
vierca (Northern Sami): ram
Ancestry of “vierca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | vierccë | ram |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | vērttës | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | weþruz | yearling lamb; wether, ram |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēt- | — |
Words derived from “vierca”