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Where does “guerpir” come from?

guerpir (Old French) comes from Frankish werpijan, from Proto-Germanic werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

guerpir (Old French): to give up; to abandon

Definitions

  1. to give up; to abandon

Ancestry of “guerpir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwerpijanto throw , cast off; to throw, cast off
2Proto-Germanicwerpanąto throw; to cast
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “guerpir”

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