Where does “ġewær” come from?

ġewær (Old English) 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.

ġewær (Old English): aware

Definitions

  1. aware

Ancestry of “ġewær”, 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 “ġewær”

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