French word guerre comes from Proto-Indo-European *wers-, and later Proto-Germanic *werrō (Conflict, strife. Confusion, disarray.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*wers- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*werzá- | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
*werrō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Conflict, strife. Confusion, disarray. |
*werra | Frankish (frk) | Confusion, disorder. Riot, disturbance, quarrel. |
werra | Latin (lat) | (Medieval Latin) war. |
guerre | Old French (fro) | War (large-scale conflict). |
guerre | French (fr) | War. |