Where does “värpa” come from?
värpa (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish værpa, from Old Norse verpa, from Proto-Germanic werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
värpa (Swedish): to lay (an egg)
Definitions
- to lay (an egg)
Ancestry of “värpa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | værpa | to throw, cast; to lay eggs |
| 2 | Old Norse | verpa | to throw, cast; to lay eggs; to guess, calculate |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | werpaną | to throw; to cast |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |