English word origin

Etymology of weer

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Source etymology 1

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adj

True; correct.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros Proto-Germanic *wēraz Proto-West Germanic *wār Old English wær English weer Inherited from Old English wær, from Proto-West Germanic *wār, from Proto-Germanic *wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros. This word had always meant “true” ever since PIE times. It is cognate with German wahr, Dutch waar (“true”) and Latin verus (whence verity, verify and very), all likewise meaning “true”.

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Cognate mentionwahrde
Cognate mentionwaarnl · true
Cognate mentionverusla

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Someone who wees; a urinator.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From wee (“to pee”) + -er (agent suffix)

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Source etymology 3

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adj

comparative form of wee: more wee

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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