Where does “wārheit” come from?

wārheit (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wār, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

wārheit (Old Dutch): truth

Definitions

  1. truth

Ancestry of “wārheit”, step by step

wārheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch wār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwārtrue
2Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
3Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Proto-West Germanic wārahaidu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwārahaidutruth, verity, veracity
2Proto-West Germanic-haiduhood
3Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—

Words derived from “wārheit”

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