Where does “bidriware” come from?

bidriware (English) comes from English Ware, from Middle English ware, from Old English wær, 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.

bidriware (English): Objects made of bidri metalwork

Definitions

  1. Objects made of bidri metalwork

Ancestry of “bidriware”, step by step

bidriware traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ware

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWareA placename
2Middle EnglishwareAlternative form of veir; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishwærcautious, on guard, watching out for something;...
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 English bidri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbidriA kind of Indian ornamental metalwork made from a pewter-copper alloy inlaid with patterns in silver and then blackened
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrósEvery word from Proto-Germanic wēraz