Where does “guerra” come from?

guerra (Sicilian) comes from Late Latin werra, from Frankish *werʀu, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

guerra (Sicilian): war

Definitions

Ancestry of “guerra”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	werra	—
2	Frankish	*werʀu	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	wers-	to wipe; peak, height
4	Proto-Indo-European	wer-	to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “guerra”

gwerra

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Frankish *werʀu →