Where does “waren” come from?

waren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch waron, from Proto-West Germanic warōn, from Proto-Germanic warōną, from Proto-Germanic waraz, from Proto-Iranian warājáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás — boar.

waren (Middle Dutch): first/third-person plural present...

Definitions

  1. first/third-person plural present...

Ancestry of “waren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwaron—
2Proto-West Germanicwarōnto watch, to protect
3Proto-Germanicwarōnąto watch, to protect
4Proto-Germanicwarazcautious; heedful; wary; watchful
5Proto-Iranianwarājáhwild boar
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwarāȷ́ʰásboar

Words derived from “waren”

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