Where does “kwerþrą” come from?

kwerþrą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷérh₃trom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

kwerþrą (Proto-Germanic): bait; cut, cut off piece, edge

Definitions

  1. bait; cut, cut off piece, edge

Ancestry of “kwerþrą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷérh₃trom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷérh₃trom →