Where does “awer” come from?

awer (Hunsrik) comes from Old High German avur, from Proto-Germanic afar, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epér, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

awer (Hunsrik): but; though

Definitions

  1. but; though

Ancestry of “awer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanavurbut
2Proto-Germanicafar—
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂epér—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epér →Every word from Proto-Germanic afar →