Where does “wares” come from?
Wares descends from Middle English ware, Old French vair, Latin varius meaning "variegated" or "speckled," tracing back through Proto-Indo-European roots expressing variation and existence.
wares (English): plural of ware; API pl; Goods or services that...
Definitions
- plural of ware; API pl; Goods or services that...
Ancestry of “wares”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ware | Aware; The state of being aware; heed; Goods or a... |
| 2 | Middle English | ware | Alternative form of veir; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | wær | cautious, on guard, watching out for something;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |