Where does “wernian” come from?

wernian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic warnijan, from Proto-Germanic warnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wernian (Old Saxon): to refuse

Definitions

  1. to refuse

Ancestry of “wernian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwarnijanto refuse; to deny
2Proto-Germanicwarnijanąto care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warnijaną →