Where does “werod” come from?

werod (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic werud, from Proto-Germanic werudą, from Proto-Germanic weraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

werod (Old English): troop, company, army

Definitions

  1. troop, company, army

Ancestry of “werod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwerudtroop, war-band
2Proto-Germanicwerudąband of men
3Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “werod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic weraz →