waru
Old English
noun
Definitions
- care, watch, observation
- guard, protection, defence
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *warį̄, *warō (attention, care) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wor-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wor-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ware English
- ware English
- *wor- Proto-Indo-European
- *waraz Proto-Germanic
- *warį̄ Proto-Germanic
- *warō Proto-Germanic
- ciricwaru Old English
- wær Old English
- ċiriċe Old English
- ware Middle English
- vara Old Norse
- vair Old French
- ware Middle Dutch
- wara Old High German
- ware Middle High German
- *war gmw-pro
- *wara Old Dutch