Where does “iwar” come from?
iwar (Middle English) comes from Old English ġewær, from Proto-West Germanic gawar, from Proto-Indo-European worós, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “iwar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ġewær | aware |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gawar | aware, noticing something |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | worós | attentive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “iwar”