Where does “være” come from?

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

være (Danish): to be; to be, exist; to have

Definitions

  1. to be; to be, exist; to have

Ancestry of “være”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishwæræ—
2Old Norseverato be
3Old NorsevesaArchaic form of vera; to be
4Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “være”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Old Norse vesa →