wer

Old Saxon

noun
Definitions
  • man
  • hero

Etymology

Inherited from *wer (man) 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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