Where does “wāre” come from?

wāre (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wara, from Proto-Germanic warō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wāre (Middle Dutch): merchandise, product

Definitions

  1. merchandise, product

Ancestry of “wāre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwara—
2Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warō →