Where does “weer” come from?

weer (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch 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.

Ancestry of “weer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwer-—
2Proto-West Germanicwerman
3Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “weer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →