Where does “wurpiz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wurpiz”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	werb-	to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
2	Proto-Indo-European	wer-	to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

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