Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wirsiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to confuse, mix up; to beat, thresh, grind”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwir.siz/

Adverb

*wirsiz (adjective *wirsizô)

more badly

Descendants

West Germanic: *wirsi
- Old English: wiers, wyrs
Old Norse: verr