Where does “hwearfian” come from?
hwearfian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hwarbōn, from Proto-Germanic hwarbōną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- — to turn; to whirl, to twist.
hwearfian (Old English): to turn on something , to revolve, to roll about;...
Definitions
- to turn on something , to revolve, to roll about;...
Ancestry of “hwearfian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *hwarbōn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwarbōną | to turn; to move |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷerp- | to turn; to whirl, to twist |