wearen
Middle English
verb
Definitions
- to wear, be clothed with
Etymology
Inherited from Old English werian (guard, keep, defend, ward off, forbid, wear, dam up, clothe, cover over, put on, hinder, prevent, inhabit, stock, restrain, use, occupy, discharge obligations on) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wazjaną (clothe) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*woséyeti