Where does “giwar” come from?

giwar (Old Dutch) comes 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 “giwar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgawaraware, noticing something
2Proto-Indo-Europeanworósattentive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “giwar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European worós