Where does “wiersa” come from?

wiersa (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wirsizô, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wiersa (Old English): comparative degree of yfel: worse

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of yfel: worse

Ancestry of “wiersa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwirsizôcomparative degree of *ubilaz; worse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wiersa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers-Every word from Proto-Germanic wirsizô