Where does “*wāru” come from?

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

*wāru (Proto-West Germanic): pledge, agreement

Definitions

  1. pledge, agreement

Ancestry of “*wāru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “*wāru”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →