Where does “vri” come from?

vri (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse vríða, from Proto-Germanic wrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vri (Norwegian Nynorsk): to turn, twist, wring; to squirm, twist, wriggle,...

Definitions

  1. to turn, twist, wring; to squirm, twist, wriggle,...

Ancestry of “vri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevríðato weave, to twist, to wind
2Proto-Germanicwrīþanąto weave, to twist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrīþaną →