Where does “Wærnoþ” come from?

Wærnoþ (Old English) comes from Old English wær, 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.

Ancestry of “Wærnoþ”, step by step

Wærnoþ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwærcautious, on guard, watching out for something;...
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 Old English wǣr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwǣrcovenant, truce, pact, promise; promise,...

via Old English nōþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnōþ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēraz →
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