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Where does “wargaz” come from?

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

wargaz (Proto-Germanic): outlaw, criminal; wolf

Definitions

  1. outlaw, criminal; wolf

Ancestry of “wargaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wargaz”

  • warg
  • wargus
  • wargus
  • varas
  • karjavarkaus
  • varkaus
  • identiteettivarkaus
  • karjavaras
  • omenavaras
  • myymälävarkaus
  • autovaras
  • murtovaras
  • murtovarkaus
  • autovarkaus
  • taskuvaras
  • ensamvarg
  • varg
  • varg
  • warg
  • wearg
  • wearh
  • brennuvargur
  • vargur
  • wargijaną
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