Where does “wargan” come from?

wargan (Old Prussian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic wargás, from Proto-Indo-European Hworgʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European Hwergʰ- — to commit a crime.

wargan (Old Prussian): suffering

Definitions

  1. suffering

Ancestry of “wargan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicwargásfoe, enemy
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHworgʰ-o-s
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwergʰ-to commit a crime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwergʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hworgʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wargás
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