Etymology Explorer › Proto-Hellenic

Where does “wéřřō” come from?

wéřřō (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

wéřřō (Proto-Hellenic): to say, to tell

Definitions

  1. to say, to tell

Ancestry of “wéřřō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwéryetito be saying
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →