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Where does “vǫrr” come from?

vǫrr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic weruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vǫrr (Old Norse): lip; a pull of the oar

Definitions

  1. lip; a pull of the oar

Ancestry of “vǫrr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicweruzlip
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vǫrr”

  • varalitur
  • vör
  • vørr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →