Where does “wǣre” come from?

wǣre (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wēz-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

Ancestry of “wǣre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwēz-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēz- →