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Where does “aikwernô” come from?

aikwernô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

aikwernô (Proto-Germanic): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “aikwernô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “aikwernô”

  • kurre
  • eekhoorn
  • ekorre
  • egern
  • acquerne
  • āqueorna
  • ācweorna
  • acweorna
  • āc-wern
  • íkorni
  • íkorni
  • ecorn
  • eencoren
  • íkorni
  • ekhorn
  • ēkorno
  • aikwernō
  • ekorne
  • ikorne
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