Where does “werreier” come from?
werreier (Old French) comes from Old French guerreier, from Vulgar Latin werrizo, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Ancestry of “werreier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | guerreier | Alternative form of guerroiier; warrior;... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | werrizo | I wage war |
| 3 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “werreier”