Where does “vrien” come from?

vrien (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vri, 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.

vrien (Norwegian Nynorsk): difficult; intransigent, unreasonable; definite...

Definitions

  1. difficult; intransigent, unreasonable; definite...

Ancestry of “vrien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvrito turn, twist, wring; to squirm, twist, wriggle,...
2Old Norsevríðato weave, to twist, to wind
3Proto-Germanicwrīþanąto weave, to twist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrīþaną →