Where does “verjeløyse” come from?

verjeløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk verje, 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.

verjeløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk): defencelessness

Definitions

  1. defencelessness

Ancestry of “verjeløyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskverjeto defend, protect; guardian; protector
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
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