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
- to avert, prevent, ward off
Ancestry of “avverge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | verge | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | verja | to defend; thwart; defense |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |