Where does “guerroiier” come from?

guerroiier (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin werra, from Frankish *werʀu, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

guerroiier (Old French): to wage war; to engage in warfare

Definitions

  1. to wage war; to engage in warfare

Ancestry of “guerroiier”, step by step

guerroiier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin werra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinwerrawar, conflict; Alternative form of guerra
2Frankish*werʀu
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Vulgar Latin *werrizāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*werrizāre

Words derived from “guerroiier

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers-Every word from Frankish *werʀu