Where does “vér” come from?

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

vér (Old Norse): First person plural pronoun; we

Definitions

  1. First person plural pronoun; we

Ancestry of “vér”, step by step

vér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic warją

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

via Proto-Germanic *wīz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*wīz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “vér”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warją →
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