English
aerobicwear
Aerobicwear comes from Middle English weren ‘to wear particular clothing or jewelry’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wes-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wes-‘to dress, clothe’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*woséyeti‘to clothe, to put clothes onto’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wazjaną‘to clothe, dress’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*waʀjan‘to clothe’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150werian‘to use, put on, wear’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500weren‘to wear particular clothing or jewelry’
- Englishtodayaerobicwear
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wes-‘to dress, clothe’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*woséyeti‘to clothe, to put clothes onto’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wazjaną‘to clothe, dress’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*waʀjan‘to clothe’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150werian‘to use, put on, wear’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500weren‘to wear particular clothing or jewelry’
- Englishtodayaerobicwear
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wes- ‘to dress, clothe’
invest, vest, bison, venal, basmati, vend, 25 more
through Old English werian ‘to use, put on, wear’
through Middle English weren ‘to wear particular clothing or jewelry’
Today it means
noun Clothing designed to be worn while taking part in aerobics.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wes- / aerobicwear