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Where does “werp-” come from?

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

werp- (Proto-Indo-European): to bend

Definitions

  1. to bend

Ancestry of “werp-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “werp-”

  • ribald
  • ribaldly
  • ribaldish
  • vepres
  • vepre
  • ripa
  • riper
  • riboter
  • abreiben
  • Reibelaut
  • reibungslos
  • Reibung
  • Reibungskoeffizient
  • Küchenreibe
  • reiben
  • Käsereibe
  • Reibe
  • aufreiben
  • zvirbuliene
  • Zvirbulis
  • zvirbulis
  • zvirbulēns
  • aanwrijven
  • wrijfklank
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