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Where does “wervan” come from?

wervan (Old Dutch) comes from Old Saxon hwerban, from Proto-Germanic hwerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- — to turn; to whirl, to twist.

wervan (Old Dutch): to turn; turn away from; to turn out; cause; to...

Definitions

  1. to turn; turn away from; to turn out; cause; to...

Ancestry of “wervan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SaxonhwerbanAlternative form of hwervan
2Proto-Germanichwerbanąto turn; turn around; to move; move about; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerp-to turn; to whirl, to twist

Words derived from “wervan”

  • verwerven
  • werven
  • verwerving
  • werven
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