Where does “Wear” come from?
Wear (English) comes from Middle English weren, from Old English werian, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Wear (English): The cities of Durham and Sunderland are situated upon its grand banks
Definitions
- The cities of Durham and Sunderland are situated upon its grand banks
Ancestry of “Wear”, step by step
Wear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English weren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | weren | Plural past indicative form of been; Plural... |
| 2 | Old English | werian | to wear; to defend, protect |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |