Where does “wifer” come from?

wifer (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wibraz, from Proto-Indo-European weyp- — to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

wifer (Old English): missile, arrow, javelin, dart

Definitions

  1. missile, arrow, javelin, dart

Ancestry of “wifer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwibrazmissile, arrow; sword
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyp-to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyp-Every word from Proto-Germanic wibraz
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