Where does “gewaar” come from?

gewaar (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ghewaer, from Old Dutch giwar, from Proto-West Germanic gawar, from Proto-Indo-European worós, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

gewaar (Dutch): aware, noticing something

Definitions

  1. aware, noticing something

Ancestry of “gewaar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchghewaer—
2Old Dutchgiwar—
3Proto-West Germanicgawaraware, noticing something
4Proto-Indo-Europeanworósattentive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “gewaar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European worós →
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