Where does “waar” come from?
waar (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch waar, from Middle Dutch wāer, from Old Dutch wār, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
waar (Afrikaans): where
Ancestry of “waar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | waar | where, in which place; where, the place that;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wāer | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wār | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |