Where does “wirs” come from?

wirs (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wirsi, from Proto-Germanic wirsiz, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “wirs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wirsi—
2Proto-Germanicwirsizmore badly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wirs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirsiz →