Where does “wǣron” come from?

wǣron (Old English) comes from Old English bēon, from Proto-Germanic bijōniz, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

Ancestry of “wǣron”, step by step

wǣron traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bēon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbēonto be, become
2Proto-Germanicbijōniz—
3Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Old English wesan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwesanto be, exist; to soak; to macerate; to dye; to...
2Proto-West Germanic*wōsijan—

via Old English wǣren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwǣren—
2Proto-Germanicwēz-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijōniz →