Where does “wernen” come from?
wernen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic warnijan, from Proto-Germanic warnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “wernen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | warnijan | to refuse; to deny |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | warnijaną | to care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “wernen”