köken: Inherited from Old Polish wrzos, from Proto-Slavic *vȇrsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *werˀź-, *wirˀź- (whence Lithuanian vi̇̀ržis (“heather”), Latvian vir̂zis (“heather”)), from an unknown non-Indo-European source. Cognates include Irish fraoch and Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē, “heather”).
köken: From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wirˀźja- (along with Latvian virsis, Proto-Slavic *vȇrsъ), which Smoczyński derives from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-. Most linguists agree on a non-Indo-European origin and describe Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē) and Proto-Celtic *wroikos (“heather”) as non-Balto-Slavic cognates. Folk etymology connects the word with ver̃žti (“to squeeze, curb”) or viržė́ti (“to squeeze…
köken: From Middle Welsh gwrug, from Proto-Brythonic *gwrʉg, from Proto-Celtic *wroikos, from an unknown non-Indo-European source. Compare Czech vřes, Latvian vìrsis, Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē).
köken: From Middle Irish fráech, from Old Irish fróech, from Proto-Celtic *wroikos (compare Welsh grug, Middle Breton groegan), from an unknown non-Indo-European source (compare Czech vřes, Latvian virsis, Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē)).
köken: From Old Norse langa (“to long for; desire”), from Proto-Germanic *langōną (“to desire; long for”), related to English long, German verlangen. More at long.