Where does “*wirsi” come from?

*wirsi (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wirsiz, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “*wirsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwirsizmore badly
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “*wirsi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirsiz →