Where does “VukoWAR” come from?

VukoWAR (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English War, from Middle English werre, from Old Norse verri, from Proto-Germanic wirsizô, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

VukoWAR (Serbo-Croatian): Nickname for Vukovar during Croatian War of...

Definitions

  1. Nickname for Vukovar during Croatian War of...

Ancestry of “VukoWAR”, step by step

VukoWAR traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English War

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWarPreceded by [[the#Article
2Middle EnglishwerreWar in general; the practice of fighting between...
3Old Norseverricomparative degree of illr, worse; worse
4Proto-Germanicwirsizôcomparative degree of *ubilaz; worse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Serbo-Croatian Vukovar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianVukovar
2Hungarianvárcastle, fortress; citadel; to wait for someone or...
3Proto-Ugricwarɜ-to guard, wait
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers-Every word from Proto-Germanic wirsizô