waerre

Pennsylvania German

verb
Definitions
  • will, shall future tense
  • to become

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German werdan inherited from Proto-Germanic *werþaną (become, happen, turn, turn into, come into being, come about) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wértti (be turning around, be turning).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wértti

Gloss

be turning around, be turning

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