Where does “*warduz” come from?
*warduz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “*warduz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |