Where does “*-wari” come from?

*-wari (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic warjaz, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

*-wari (Proto-West Germanic): dweller, inhabitant, citizen

Definitions

  1. dweller, inhabitant, citizen

Ancestry of “*-wari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwarjazdefender; inhabitant; citizen
2Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “*-wari”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warjaną →
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