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Where does “warīniz” come from?

warīniz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -īniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.

warīniz (Proto-Germanic): warding off, defense

Definitions

  1. warding off, defense

Ancestry of “warīniz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-īnizForms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs
2Proto-Germanic-nizForms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems
3Proto-Indo-European-nis—

Words derived from “warīniz”

  • Feuerwehrleute
  • Feuerwehrmann
  • Feuerwehr
  • wehrdiensttauglich
  • Wehrdienst
  • wehrig
  • wehrpflichtig
  • Wehrpflicht
  • Feuerwehrfrau
  • wehrdienstuntauglich
  • Wehr
  • wehrlos
  • Bürgerwehr
  • Reichswehr
  • Wehrdienstverweigerer
  • wehrfähig
  • Feuerwehrschlauch
  • Wehrlosigkeit
  • Bundeswehr
  • personvern
  • vern
  • personvern
  • vern
  • vörn
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