Where does “verri” come from?

verri (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wirsizô, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

verri (Old Norse): comparative degree of illr, worse; worse

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of illr, worse; worse

Ancestry of “verri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwirsizôcomparative degree of *ubilaz; worse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “verri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirsizô →