Where does “war-” come from?
war- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wewer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “war-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | wewer- | small forest rodent |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “war-”