Where does “vír” come from?
vír (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic warją, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “vír”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | vér | First person plural pronoun; we |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | warją | dam, weir |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |