English
Wrona
Wrona comes from Polish wrona ‘crow’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to burn’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wer-‘to burn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wor-néh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*wárˀnāˀ‘crow’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*vorna‘crow’reconstructed
- Old Polishmodernwrona
- Polishmodernsame form‘crow’
- EnglishtodayWrona
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wer-‘to burn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wor-néh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*wárˀnāˀ‘crow’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*vorna‘crow’reconstructed
- Old Polishmodernwrona
- Polishmodernsame form‘crow’
- EnglishtodayWrona
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to burn’
wear, guard, ward, regard, garage, warn, con, worm, beware, verge, optic, ware, weir, garrison, panorama, reverence, revere, vermin, guaranty, vermilion, diorama, wry, milliner, prosaic, varmint, vermicelli, vermeil, vermiculite, 68 more
Today it means
name A surname from Polish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wer- / Wrona