Where does “guere” come from?

guere (Old French) comes from Late Latin werra, from Frankish *werʀu, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

guere (Old French): Alternative form of guerre; armed conflict...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of guerre; armed conflict...

Ancestry of “guere”, step by step

guere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin werra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinwerra—
2Frankish*werʀu—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Old French gaire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgairehardly; almost not at all
2Frankishwaigaroa lot

Words derived from “guere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Frankish *werʀu →