Where does “awer” come from?

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

awer (Luxembourgish): but, however; rather; quite; unusually used with...

Definitions

  1. but, however; rather; quite; unusually used with...

Ancestry of “awer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanaver—
2Old High Germanavurbut
3Proto-Germanicafar—
4Proto-Indo-European*h₂epér—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epér →Every word from Proto-Germanic afar →