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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *wirsi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wirsiz | more badly |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “wirs”