Where does “wearg” come from?

wearg (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic warg, from Proto-Germanic wargaz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wearg (Old English): criminal, reprobate, felon; monster, evil spirit

Definitions

  1. criminal, reprobate, felon; monster, evil spirit

Ancestry of “wearg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwargoutlaw, criminal
2Proto-Germanicwargazoutlaw, criminal; wolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wearg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ- →