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Where does “wēraz” come from?

wēraz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

wēraz (Proto-Germanic): true; reliable; friendly; kind

Definitions

  1. true; reliable; friendly; kind

Ancestry of “wēraz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “wēraz”

  • womöglich
  • wahr
  • bewahrheiten
  • Wahrheitsfindung
  • Wahrheit
  • wahrnehmen
  • woher
  • wohin
  • Sinneswahrnehmung
  • Wahrnehmung
  • Halbwahrheit
  • Unwahrheit
  • irgendwo
  • wo
  • waarheid
  • wērō
  • waerhede
  • wâer
  • war
  • wāri
  • wārheit
  • wār
  • wārheit
  • wære
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