Where does “wrīvan” come from?

wrīvan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic wrīban, from Proto-Germanic wrībaną, from Proto-Indo-European werp-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wrīvan (Old Dutch): to rub

Definitions

  1. to rub

Ancestry of “wrīvan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwrībanto rub; to wipe
2Proto-Germanicwrībanąto rub; to wipe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerp-to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wrīvan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrībaną →