Where does “verna” come from?

verna (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse vǫrn, from Proto-Germanic warīniz, from Proto-Germanic -īniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.

verna (Old Norse): defend, protect

Definitions

  1. defend, protect

Ancestry of “verna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫrndefence; legal defence; a point for the defence,...
2Proto-Germanicwarīnizwarding off, defense
3Proto-Germanic-īnizForms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs
4Proto-Germanic-nizForms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems
5Proto-Indo-European-nis—

Words derived from “verna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nis →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īniz →Every word from Proto-Germanic warīniz →