waer

From Old Dutch war, wara, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.

wāer

1. (interrogative, relative) where, in which place
2. (interrogative, relative) to where
3. (interrogative, relative) from where, whither
4. (relative) wherever, anywhere that

• war

• Dutch: waar
  • Afrikaans: waar
  • Javindo: waar
  • Jersey Dutch: wääir
  • Negerhollands: waar, wa
  • Petjo: waar
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: war

From Old Dutch wār, from Proto-Germanic *wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros.

wâer

1. true, real, authentic

• Dutch: waar
• Limburgish: waor

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

wâer

1. first/third-person singular past subjunctive of wēsen

• “waer (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “waer (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “waer (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “waer (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “waer (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV