English
Verdun
Verdun comes from French Verdun, from Proto-Celtic *wiros ‘man’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- ‘to hunt’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyh₁-‘to hunt’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wiHrós‘man’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*wiros‘man’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEVirodunum
- Frenchc. 1600–presentVerdun
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyh₁-‘to hunt’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wiHrós‘man’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*wiros‘man’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEVirodunum
- Frenchc. 1600–presentVerdun
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- ‘to hunt’
previous, obvious, violent, violation, inevitable, voyage, violate, trivial, convey, vengeance, envoy, trivia, vis, deviation, deviant, avenge, vindication, ochre, vim, venison, viaduct, violator, inviolable, trivium, obviate, 54 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós ‘man’
virtual, virtue, virtuous, virtuoso, wer, virile, virility, virago, 5 more
Today it means
name A small city in Meuse department, Grand Est, France, the site of a ten-month long battle in World War I.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- / Verdun