Words that come from Proto-Germanic “wēz-”
67 words across 7 languages descend from Proto-Germanic wēz- — including were, wear, wearing, worn, underwear, weir, wearable, careworn.
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English (57)
- were
- wear
- wearing
- worn
- underwear
- weir
- wearable
- careworn
- outworn
- weren
- unworn
- timeworn
- wayworn
- microwear
- shopworn
- weatherworn
- weareth
- wearest
- waterworn
- wearout
- weren't
- overworn
- usewear
- outwear
- antiwear
- toilworn
- unwearable
- wearability
- warworn
- travelworn
- workworn
- footworn
- werenae
- seaworn
- overwear
- treadwear
- wornness
- babywearing
- wasteweir
- nonwearable
- wearingly
- roadworn
- underwearless
- bodyworn
- fishweir
- weirlike
- underweared
- inworn
- wearproof
- netherwear
- edgewear
- unwearably
- miswear
- lock-weir
- hard-wearing
- underwearlessness
- wern