Frankish
*werʀu
‘confusion’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Frankish *werʀu.
4 English words in this record descend from Frankish *werʀu, most familiar first.
- war ← werre ← werre//wyrre ← werra
- warrior ← werreour ← werreur ← werra
- aguerried ← aguerrir ← guerre ← guerre ← guerre
- warly ← werrely ← werre ← werra
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Etymograph / Frankish *werʀu