Where does “ware” come from?

ware (Scots) comes from Middle English wor, from Old English wār, from Proto-West Germanic *wair.

ware (Scots): spring, springtime; cold weather in springtime; a...

Definitions

  1. spring, springtime; cold weather in springtime; a...

Ancestry of “ware”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishworthe seashore or beach
2Old Englishwārseaweed
3Proto-West Germanic*wair—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wair →Every word from Old English wār →Every word from Middle English wor →