Where does “war” come from?

war (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic varъ, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

war (Old Polish): boiling water

Definitions

  1. boiling water

Ancestry of “war”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvarъboiled liquid; lime
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “war”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic varъ →