Where does “guerrier” come from?
guerrier (Old Occitan) comes from Old Occitan guerra, from Late Latin werra, from Frankish *werʀu, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
guerrier (Old Occitan): warrior
Ancestry of “guerrier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Occitan | guerra | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | werra | — |
| 3 | Frankish | *werʀu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |