Where does “wirso” come from?

wirso (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic wirsizô, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wirso (Old Saxon): worse

Definitions

  1. worse

Ancestry of “wirso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwirsizôcomparative degree of *ubilaz; worse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirsizô →