Where does “hweorfan” come from?

hweorfan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hwerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- — to turn; to whirl, to twist.

hweorfan (Old English): to turn, change; to depart, go, proceed; to...

Definitions

  1. to turn, change; to depart, go, proceed; to...

Ancestry of “hweorfan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwerbanąto turn; turn around; to move; move about; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerp-to turn; to whirl, to twist

Words derived from “hweorfan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwerbaną →