Where does “Wier” come from?

Wier (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German wer, from Proto-West Germanic wer, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Wier (Luxembourgish): weir, dam, barrage

Definitions

  1. weir, dam, barrage

Ancestry of “Wier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwerman; dam, weir
2Proto-West Germanicwerman
3Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēraz →