Where does “wār” come from?

wār (Old Dutch) comes 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.

wār (Old Dutch): true

Definitions

  1. true

Ancestry of “wār”, step by step

wār traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic wār

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

via Proto-Germanic hwar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwarwhere, in what place
2Proto-Germanichwēr—
3Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

Words derived from “wār”

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