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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġewæraware
2Proto-West Germanicgawaraware, noticing something
3Proto-Indo-Europeanworósattentive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-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-Indo-European worós →