Where does “vleeswaar” come from?

vleeswaar (Dutch) 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.

vleeswaar (Dutch): processed meat products, smallgoods

Definitions

  1. processed meat products, smallgoods

Ancestry of “vleeswaar”, step by step

vleeswaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch waar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaarwhere, in which place; where, the place that;...
2Middle Dutchwāerwhere, in which place
3Old Dutchwārtrue
4Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
5Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Dutch vlees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvleesmeat; flesh
2Middle Dutchvlêeschmeat
3Old Dutchflēscmeat, flesh
4Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-