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wer


Meanings
  • A Germanic root meaning 'man' or 'person'.


Variants
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Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Old English *wer, *wēr, *wēr(a), Proto-Germanic *wer-o-, Proto-Indo-European *wer-o-.


Trivia
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  1. The Old English word 'wer' was also used as a singular noun meaning 'man' or 'person'.

  2. The Old English plural form of 'wer' was 'weras'.

  3. The Old English word 'wer' is related to the English words 'warrior' and 'woman'.


Culture
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In Old English poetry, 'wer' was used as a masculine pronoun. In Middle English, it was replaced by 'he'.

How to Memorize "wer"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a Germanic warrior or person for the pronoun 'wer'.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'wer' with the Germanic root 'man' or 'person'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Warrior E' for 'wer'.


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