-ware

English

suffix

Definitions

Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items made from a particular substance.
Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items of a particular kind or for a particular use.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ware inherited from Old English waru inherited from Proto-Germanic *warō (attention, care).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*warō

Gloss

attention, care

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ware English
*wor- Proto-Indo-European
*waraz Proto-Germanic
*warį̄ Proto-Germanic
*warō Proto-Germanic
ciricwaru Old English
waru Old English
wær Old English
ware Middle English
vara Old Norse
vair Old French
*war gmw-pro
*wara Old Dutch

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