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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

  1. attention; truth; agreement

Ancestry of “wara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwērōtruth; pledge
2Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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