were

English

/wɜː(ɹ)/, /wɛə(ɹ)/, /wɝ/, /wə(ɹ)/, /wɚ/

verb form
Definitions
  • (inflection of) be
  • (inflection of) be
  • (inflection of) be
  • (Northern England) (inflection of) be.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English were inherited from Old English wǣre derived from Proto-Germanic *wēz- derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (reside, dwell, pass the night, live, spend the night, stay, abide, pass stay the night).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂wes-

Gloss

reside, dwell, pass the night, live, spend the night, stay, abide, pass stay the night

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms