Where does “vorra” come from?

vorra (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Albanian vorr, from Old Norse vǫrr, from Proto-Germanic weruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vorra (Norwegian Nynorsk): to talk loudly, babble

Definitions

  1. to talk loudly, babble

Ancestry of “vorra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianvorrgrave
2Old Norsevǫrrlip; a pull of the oar
3Proto-Germanicweruzlip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weruz →
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