| 1 | Middle English | wer | a man, a husband; Alternative form of were;... |
| 2 | Old English | wer | man; husband; hero, warrior |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wer | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |