English
Ware
Ware comes from Middle English wayour ‘horse pond’, from Proto-Germanic *wadą ‘shallow water’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- ‘to go, to proceed’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weh₂dʰ-‘to go, to proceed’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wadʰomreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wadą‘shallow water’next step skipped: Middle Dutch weder
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500wayour‘horse pond’
- EnglishtodayWare
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weh₂dʰ-‘to go, to proceed’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wadʰomreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wadą‘shallow water’next step skipped: Middle Dutch weder
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500wayour‘horse pond’
- EnglishtodayWare
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- ‘to go, to proceed’
invasion, invasive, invade, wade, evasion, evade, waddle, 1 more
Today it means
name A placename: A hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, next to Lyme Regis in Dorset (OS grid ref SY3291)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- / Ware