Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “weler” come from?

weler (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic werulō, from Proto-Germanic weruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

weler (Old English): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “weler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwerulō—
2Proto-Germanicweruzlip
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →