Where does “avverge” come from?

avverge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål verge, from Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

avverge (Norwegian Bokmål): to avert, prevent, ward off

Definitions

  1. to avert, prevent, ward off

Ancestry of “avverge”, step by step

avverge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål verge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvergeto protect
2Old Norseverjato defend; thwart; defense
3Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Norwegian Bokmål av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålavoff; onwards; of
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warjaną →