Where does “warnijan” come from?
warnijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic warnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
warnijan (Proto-West Germanic): to refuse; to deny
Ancestry of “warnijan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | warnijaną | to care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “warnijan”