Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc. · To notify or inform (someone, about something). · To summon (someone) to or inform of a formal meeting or duty. · To make a sound (e.g. clicking or whirring) indicating that it is about to strike or chime (an hour).
From Middle English warnen, warnien (“to warn; admonish”), from Old English warnian (“to take heed; warn”), from Proto-Germanic *warnōną (“to warn; take heed”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to be aware; give heed”). Cognate with Dutch waarnen (obsolete), German Low German warnen, German warnen, Swedish varna, Icelandic varna.
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This page abbreviates 3 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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