Where does “værpa” come from?

værpa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse verpa, from Proto-Germanic werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

værpa (Old Swedish): to throw, cast; to lay eggs

Definitions

  1. to throw, cast; to lay eggs

Ancestry of “værpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseverpato throw, cast; to lay eggs; to guess, calculate
2Proto-Germanicwerpanąto throw; to cast
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “værpa”

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