Where does “Gewährung” come from?

Gewährung (German) comes from German gewähren, from Middle High German (ge)wern, from Old High German (gi)werēn, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Gewährung (German): grant, granting

Definitions

  1. grant, granting

Ancestry of “Gewährung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangewährento grant, to allow
2Middle High German(ge)wern—
3Old High German(gi)werēn—
4Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “Gewährung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warjaną →
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