Where does “zewāre” come from?

zewāre (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German wāre, from Old High German wara, from Proto-Germanic wērō, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

zewāre (Middle High German): in truth, indeed

Definitions

  1. in truth, indeed

Ancestry of “zewāre”, step by step

zewāre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German wāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwāretrue
2Old High Germanwaraattention; truth; agreement
3Proto-Germanicwērōtruth; pledge
4Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Middle High German ze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzein, to
2Old High Germanzi—
3Proto-Germanictato
4Proto-Germanictōto
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “zewāre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēraz →