Where does “wara” come from?
wara (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic wērō, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
wara (Old High German): attention; truth; agreement
Definitions
- attention; truth; agreement
Ancestry of “wara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wērō | truth; pledge |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |