Where does “āc-wern” come from?

āc-wern (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic aikwernô, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “āc-wern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaikwernôsquirrel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aikwernô →