Where does “wiernan” come from?

wiernan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic warnijan, from Proto-Germanic warnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wiernan (Old English): to refuse, deny; to reject, decline; to withhold

Definitions

  1. to refuse, deny; to reject, decline; to withhold

Ancestry of “wiernan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwarnijanto refuse; to deny
2Proto-Germanicwarnijanąto care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warnijaną →