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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *(o)wer-
Meaning: squirrel
Other Iranian: NPers varvarah `Eichhorn'
Old Greek: ai̯élou̯ro-s m., f. Tiername, `Kater, Katze ?', `Wiesel ?', ái̯lou̯ro-s `id.'; skíou̯ro-s m. `Eichhörnchen'
Slavic: *vēverъkā, *vēverīcā
Baltic: *wēwer-i-, *wā̂wer-i- (1) c., *wāwer-iā̃ (1) f., *wāwer-ia- m., *waiwar-a- m., *waiwer-i- c.
Germanic: *īk-wir-n-a- m., -an- m., -wur-n-an- m. (secondarily *aik-wirnan-)
Latin: vīverra f. `Frettchen'
Celtic: Cymr gwywer `Eichhörnchen', Bret gwiber `Eichhörnchen', Gael feoragh `Eichhörnchen'
Russ. meaning: зверек (белка)
References: WP I 287 f
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: ве́верица
Near etymology: 1. "белка", 2. "горностай", др.-русск. вiве́риця, укр. вiве́риця, ви́вiрка, блр. вавёрка, болг. ве́верица, сербохорв. вjе̏верица, словен. vẹ́verica, чеш. veverka, veveřice, слвц. veverica, польск. wiewiórka.
Further etymology: Родственно лит. voverė̃ "белка", диал. voverìs, vėverìs, также vaiverė, лтш. vãvere, др.-прусск. weware, кимр. gwywer, нов.-перс. varvarah, англос. ác-weorna "белка", др.-шв. ékorne; ср. также заимств. лат. viverra "хорек"; см. Зубатый, AfslPh 16, 418 и сл.; М. -- Э. 4, 512; Буга, РФВ 75, 153; Траутман, BSW 356; Вальде 846. Шпехт (KZ 62, 253 и сл.) видит здесь древнюю основу на -r. Эндзелин (Don. Natal. Schrijnen 402) связывает это слово с *ver- "гнуть" ввиду изогнутой формы хвоста зверька.
Pages: 1,282
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *wēwer-i-, *wā̂wer-i- (1) c., *wāwer-iā̃ (1) f., *wāwer-ia- m., *waiwar-a- m., *waiwer-i- c.
Meaning: squirrel
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: vēverì-s, dial. vaiveri-s, vōverì-s, vṓveri-s, vōverē̃ `Eichhörnchen', dial. vaiverì-s, vaivara-s `Männchen von Iltissen und anderen Tieren'
Lettish: vãvere, vãveris `Eichhörnchen (Sciurus vulgaris L.)'
Old Prussian: weware `Eichhorn' V. 660
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *īk-wirna-z, -ēn, -wurnēn (secondarily *aik-wirnan-)
Meaning: quirrel
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: īk-orni m. `Eichhorn'
Norwegian: ik-orn(a), dial. eik-onn
Old Swedish: ēk-orne
Swedish: ek-orre
Danish: eg-ern
Old English: āc-worna (ācweorna, ācurna) m., āc-wern, -es n. `squirrel'
Old Saxon: ēkhorn
Middle Dutch: eencoren, eecoren
Dutch: eekhor(e)n m.
Middle Low German: ēkeren, ēkhorn
Old High German: eihhurno, eihhorno (11.Jh., также eihhurn, eihhorn) m.
Middle High German: eichorn st. m., eichurne wk. m. 'eichhorn'
German: Eichhorn
Comments: Contaminations with 'oak', 'horn'.
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 2174
Root: u̯er-13
English meaning: squirrel, etc.
German meaning: `Eichhorn, auch Iltis, Marder u. dgl.'
General comments: in den sicher Zugehörigen mit Redupl. u̯er-u̯er-, u̯e-u̯er-, u̯ai-u̯er-, u̯i-u̯er-, u̯ā-u̯er-
Material: Npers. varvarah `Eichhorn'; lat. vīverra f. `Frettchen' (*vī-ver-sa); cymr. gwiwer, bret. gwiber aus dem Lat.; unklar nir. iora rūadh, schott.-gäl. feorag;

    baltoslav. *u̯ēu̯er- und *u̯āu̯er- *u̯aiu̯er- f. `Eichhörnchen' in lit. vaiverìs (vaivaras, vaivarys) `Männchen vom Iltis oder Marder', vaiverė̃, voverė̃ `Eichhorn'; lett. vãvere, vāveris ds.; apr.weware ds.; aruss. věverica, nslov. vẹ́verica `Eichhorn', klr. vyvirka, čech. veverka, bulg. ververica ds.;

    unredupliziert im 2. Gliede von ags. āc-weorna, aschwed. ēkorne, ahd. eihhurno, eihhorn usw. `Eichhorn' (s. u. *aig- `sich heftig bewegen').

References: WP. I 287 f., WH. III 808, Trautmann 356, Vasmer 1, 176.
Pages: 1166
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