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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwewer-small forest rodent
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “war-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wewer- →