Where does “*hwarbōn” come from?

*hwarbōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hwarbōną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- — to turn; to whirl, to twist.

*hwarbōn (Proto-West Germanic): to wander around

Definitions

  1. to wander around

Ancestry of “*hwarbōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwarbōnąto turn; to move
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerp-to turn; to whirl, to twist

Words derived from “*hwarbōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwarbōną →