Where does “vera” come from?

vera (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

vera (Old Norse): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “vera”, step by step

vera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vesa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsevesaArchaic form of vera; to be
2Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Proto-Germanic wesaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwesanąto be; to remain; to exist
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “vera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Old Norse vesa →