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Where does “ācweorna” come from?

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

ācweorna (Old English): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “ācweorna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicaikwernō—
2Proto-Germanicaikwernôsquirrel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “ācweorna”

  • acquerne
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