Where does “wer” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēraz →
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