English
aware
Aware comes from Middle English aware, from Old English ġewær, from Proto-West Germanic *gawar.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gawar‘aware’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ġewær
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500aware
- Englishearliest quotation 1799same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gawar‘aware’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ġewær
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500aware
- Englishearliest quotation 1799same form
Earliest quotation: 1799, William Earle, Junior: “Conſcience is the director of all our actions, and…”
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *gawar
Today it means
adj Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *gawar / aware