wer
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) A man.
- (obsolete) Wergeld.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wer inherited from Old English wer (weir, man, husband, a male being, hero) inherited from Proto-Germanic *weraz (man) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós (man, warrior, husband, hero, freeman).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wiHrós
Gloss
man, warrior, husband, hero, freeman
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
男, 夫, 士
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- McWorld English
- Otherworld English
- Proto-World English
- Trumpworld English
- Warwick English
- afterworld English
- antiworld English
- aquaworld English
- artworld English
- braneworld English
- cumberworld English
- cyberworld English
- dreamworld English
- eWorld English
- eld English
- futureworld English
- gameworld English
- geld English
- homeworld English
- hyperworld English
- interworld English
- inworld English
- macroworld English
- merworld English
- microworld English
- multiworld English
- nanoworld English
- netherworld English
- nonworld English
- offworld English
- otherworld English
- outworld English
- overworld English
- parallel world English
- reworld English
- ringworld English
- simworld English
- singleworld English
- soundworld English
- storyworld English
- subworld English
- thought-world English
- throneworld English
- transworld English
- umbworld English
- underworld English
- viripotent English
- werewolf English
- werewolfdom English
- werewolfery English
- werewolfess English
- werewolfish English
- werewolfism English
- werewolfy English
- wergeld English
- wolf English
- wonderworld English
- world English
- world map English
- world-historical English
- world-weary English
- worldbeat English
- worldbound English
- worldbuilder English
- worldbuilding English
- worldful English
- worldhood English
- worldie English
- worldish English
- worldkin English
- worldless English
- worldlike English
- worldling English
- worldly English
- worldmaking English
- worldmate English
- worldness English
- worldsheet English
- worldview English
- worldvolume English
- worldwide English
- worldwisdom English
- worldwise English
- worldy English
- eviro Latin
- lupus Latin
- semivir Latin
- vir Latin
- virago Latin
- viratus Latin
- virilia Latin
- virilis Latin
- virtus Latin
- virtūtem Latin
- virum Latin
- вира Russian
- *wiHrós Proto-Indo-European
- viril Norwegian Bokmål
- *weraz Proto-Germanic
- ワールド Japanese
- viril Norwegian Nynorsk
- Wæringwic Old English
- wer Old English
- werleas Old English
- werlic Old English
- werwulf Old English
- वीर Sanskrit
- वीरता Sanskrit
- Warwyk Middle English
- wer Middle English
- were Middle English
- wergeld Middle English
- werwolf Middle English
- world Middle English
- fear Irish
- verr Old Norse
- viro Esperanto
- महावीर Hindi
- वीर Hindi
- بیر Persian
- วีรยุทธ Thai
- gŵr Welsh
- Fergal Old Irish
- Fergus Old Irish
- dóer Old Irish
- fer Old Irish
- feramail Old Irish
- ferán Old Irish
- oínfer Old Irish
- óenar Old Irish
- వీర Telugu
- వీరము Telugu
- వీరుండు Telugu
- వీరుడు Telugu
- fear Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- fer Manx
- wira Malay
- 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂 Gothic
- *warjan gmw-pro
- *wer gmw-pro
- *wiros Proto-Celtic
- vīra Pali
- *wiHrás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *wīrás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *áryas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- 샤이니 월드, w:ko:샤이니 Korean
- *wiros Proto-Italic
- *werwolf Frankish
- *wiHrás Proto-Indo-Aryan
- fer Middle Irish
- вира Old East Slavic
- vol Volapük
- wol Tok Pisin
- 𑀯𑀻𑀭 Sauraseni Prakrit
- *wī́ˀras Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *gwur Proto-Brythonic
- ವೀರ Kannada
- gwr Middle Welsh
- *ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ Primitive Irish
- wɔl Krio
- vīrs Samogitian
- *vīrá Proto-Dardic
- eld
- wolf
- geld
- world
- worldy
- eWorld
- inworld
- worldie
- worldly
- McWorld
- Warwick
- reworld
- wergeld
- werewolf
- nonworld
- umbworld
- artworld
- worldful
- merworld
- simworld
- offworld
- worldish
- subworld
- worldkin
- outworld
- worldwise
- gameworld
- werewolfy
- world map
- worldmate
- worldless
- worldbeat
- worldwide
- worldhood
- aquaworld
- worldling
- overworld
- nanoworld
- ringworld
- worldlike
- antiworld
- homeworld
- worldness
- worldview
- worldbound
- storyworld
- dreamworld
- soundworld
- cyberworld
- microworld
- afterworld
- viripotent
- worldsheet
- macroworld
- multiworld
- otherworld
- interworld
- hyperworld
- underworld
- Otherworld
- braneworld
- Trumpworld
- transworld
- werewolfess
- throneworld
- world-weary
- worldvolume
- futureworld
- singleworld
- cumberworld
- werewolfism
- Proto-World
- werewolfdom
- werewolfish
- worldwisdom
- wonderworld
- werewolfery
- netherworld
- worldmaking
- worldbuilder
- worldbuilding
- thought-world
- parallel world
- world-historical