Where does “wēren” come from?

wēren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch werien, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wēren (Middle Dutch): hold back, to keep out, to resist

Definitions

  1. hold back, to keep out, to resist

Ancestry of “wēren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwerien—
2Proto-West Germanicwaʀjanto clothe
3Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wēren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warjaną →