Where does “*vě̀verь” come from?

*vě̀verь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēweris, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “*vě̀verь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicwēweris—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “*vě̀verь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēweris →