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Where does “h₂i-h₂uer” come from?

h₂i-h₂uer (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “h₂i-h₂uer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “h₂i-h₂uer”

  • gwiwerod
  • gwiwer
  • wiweros
  • gwiñver
  • gwɨwer
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