Where does “forweorpan” come from?
forweorpan (Old English) comes from Old English weorpan, from Proto-West Germanic *werpan, from Proto-Germanic werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
forweorpan (Old English): to cast away, throw away, reject
Definitions
- to cast away, throw away, reject
Ancestry of “forweorpan”, step by step
forweorpan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English weorpan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | weorpan | to throw; to cast; to cast or drive out, eject |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *werpan | to throw |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | werpaną | to throw; to cast |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Proto-Germanic *frawerpaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *frawerpaną | to throw away, cast away |