Where does “wyrp” come from?

wyrp (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wurpiz, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wyrp (Old English): throw, toss

Definitions

  1. throw, toss

Ancestry of “wyrp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwurpiz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wyrp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurpiz →