Where does “geer” come from?

geer (Wolof) comes from French guerre, from Middle French guerre, from Old French guerre, from Late Latin werra, from Frankish *werʀu, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

geer (Wolof): war

Definitions

  1. war

Ancestry of “geer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguerrewar
2Middle Frenchguerrewar
3Old Frenchguerrewar; Alternative form of gaire
4Late Latinwerra—
5Frankish*werʀu—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Frankish *werʀu →