Where does “[[veverek]], [[veveřicě]]” come from?

[[veverek]], [[veveřicě]] (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic věverъka, from Proto-Slavic *vě̀verь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēweris, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “[[veverek]], [[veveřicě]]”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvěverъkasquirrel
2Proto-Slavic*vě̀verь—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwēweris—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “[[veverek]], [[veveřicě]]”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēweris →