Where does “וואַרעניע” come from?

וואַרעניע (Yiddish) comes from Russian варе́нье, from Proto-Slavic *vařenьje, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

וואַרעניע (Yiddish): jam, preserves, varenye

Definitions

  1. jam, preserves, varenye

Ancestry of “וואַרעניע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianваре́ньеjam, fruit preserves
2Proto-Slavic*vařenьje—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *vařenьje →