Where does “värpare” come from?

värpare (Swedish) comes from Swedish värpa, 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.

värpare (Swedish): egglayer

Definitions

  1. egglayer

Ancestry of “värpare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvärpato lay (an egg)
2Old Swedishværpato throw, cast; to lay eggs
3Old Norseverpato throw, cast; to lay eggs; to guess, calculate
4Proto-Germanicwerpanąto throw; to cast
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb-Every word from Proto-Germanic werpaną