Where does “weary” come from?

Weary comes from Middle English wery, from Old English wēriġ, from Proto-Germanic wōrīgaz, meaning tired or exhausted.

weary (English): Having the strength exhausted by toil or...

Definitions

  1. Having the strength exhausted by toil or...

Ancestry of “weary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishweryweary
2Old Englishwēriġweary, tired, exhausted, fatigued
3Proto-Germanicwōrīgaz—

Words derived from “weary”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wōrīgaz →Every word from Old English wēriġ →Every word from Middle English wery →