Where does “verja” come from?

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

verja (Old Norse): to defend; thwart; defense

Definitions

  1. to defend; thwart; defense

Ancestry of “verja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “verja”

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