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 (such as fate or a hinge), to revolve, to roll about

Definitions

  1. to turn on something (such as fate or a hinge), to revolve, to roll about

Ancestry of “hwearfian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hwarbōnto wander around
2Proto-Germanichwarbōnąto turn; to move
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerp-to turn; to whirl, to twist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwarbōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hwarbōn →