Where does “ware” come from?

ware (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans wees, from Dutch wezen, from Middle Dutch wēsen, from Old Dutch wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

ware (Afrikaans): imperfect subjunctive of wees

Definitions

  1. imperfect subjunctive of wees

Ancestry of “ware”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansweesTo be
2DutchwezenA being, creature; system, sector, institution;...
3Middle Dutchwēsento be
4Old Dutchwesanto be
5Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
6Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →
ware — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer