Where does “verre” come from?

verre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse verri, from Proto-Germanic wirsizô, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

verre (Norwegian Bokmål): worse; comparative degree of vond; comparative...

Definitions

  1. worse; comparative degree of vond; comparative...

Ancestry of “verre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseverricomparative degree of illr, worse; worse
2Proto-Germanicwirsizôcomparative degree of *ubilaz; worse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “verre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirsizô →