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Where does “warnōn” come from?

warnōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic warnōną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

warnōn (Proto-West Germanic): to warn

Definitions

  1. to warn

Ancestry of “warnōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwarnōnąto be careful; to warn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “warnōn”

  • warning
  • warn
  • warningly
  • warner
  • warneth
  • warnest
  • warningless
  • prewarn
  • unwarning
  • awarn
  • diswarn
  • warnable
  • unwarnable
  • warnien
  • warnen
  • warnian
  • wearnian
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