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Where does “wi(r)-wer-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wi(r)-wer-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wi(r)-wer-”

  • gwiwerod
  • gwiwer
  • wiweros
  • gwiñver
  • gwɨwer
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