Where does “vær” come from?

vær (Danish) comes from Danish være, from Old Danish wæræ, from Old Norse vera, from Old Norse vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

vær (Danish): imperative of være; be

Definitions

  1. imperative of være; be

Ancestry of “vær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishværeto be; to be, exist; to have
2Old Danishwæræ—
3Old Norseverato be
4Old NorsevesaArchaic form of vera; to be
5Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Old Norse vesa →