Where does “āqueorna” come from?

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

āqueorna (Old English): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “āqueorna”, 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 →
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