Where does “וואָר” come from?

וואָר (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German wār, from Old High German wār, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

וואָר (Yiddish): reality; real, true

Definitions

  1. reality; real, true

Ancestry of “וואָר”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwār—
2Old High Germanwārid; true
3Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
4Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēraz →