wearnian
Old English
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to be aware, take care
- (transitive) to warn, caution
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *warnōną (warn, take heed).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*warnōną
Gloss
warn, take heed
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- warn English
- Warnsignal German
- Warnung German
- entwarnen German
- warnen German
- *wer- Proto-Indo-European
- *warnijaną Proto-Germanic
- *warnōną Proto-Germanic
- warnian Old English
- warnen Middle English
- wernard Middle English
- varna Old Norse
- gornecer Galician
- warnen Old High German
- warnen Middle High German
- *warnon Old Dutch