Where does “werpan” come from?

werpan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

werpan (Old Saxon): to throw; to cast; to drop

Definitions

  1. to throw; to cast; to drop

Ancestry of “werpan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwerpanąto throw; to cast
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “werpan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werpaną →
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