Where does “weri” come from?

weri (Sranan Tongo) comes from English weary, from Middle English wery, from Old English wēriġ, from Proto-Germanic wōrīgaz.

weri (Sranan Tongo): to wear, put on. dress

Definitions

  1. to wear, put on. dress

Ancestry of “weri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwearyHaving the strength exhausted by toil or...
2Middle Englishweryweary
3Old Englishwēriġweary, tired, exhausted, fatigued
4Proto-Germanicwōrīgaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic wōrīgaz →Every word from Old English wēriġ →Every word from Middle English wery →