-weard
Old English
suffix
Definitions
- Forming adjectives and nouns from adjectives or prepositions, with the sense of "in the direction of, toward".
- Forming adverbs from adjectives or prepositions, with the sense of "in the direction of, toward".
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *wardaz (turned toward, turned, in the direction of, facing) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (turn, rotate, wind, spin, twist, become, bend, turn out), *wer- (heed, cover, defend, protect, burn, close, save, bend, turn, guard, rope, squirrel, envelop, boil, crook, notice, give heed, string, watch, speak, note, high, twist, perceive, tie, sense, blister, bond, blacken, shut, be wary, shelter, bind with a rope, highland, sketch an outline, become aware, take heed, stoat, make, cut, look out for, raised area, be aware, be watchful, tear, pay attention, scratch, observe, tuber, lump, work, be careful).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wer-
Gloss
heed, cover, defend, protect, burn, close, save, bend, turn, guard, rope, squirrel, envelop, boil, crook, notice, give heed, string, watch, speak, note, high, twist, perceive, tie, sense, blister, bond, blacken, shut, be wary, shelter, bind with a rope, highland, sketch an outline, become aware, take heed, stoat, make, cut, look out for, raised area, be aware, be watchful, tear, pay attention, scratch, observe, tuber, lump, work, be careful
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ward English
- -wards English
- guardrail English
- invert English
- perverse English
- revert English
- vertebra English
- wary English
- adversus Latin
- advertentia Latin
- advertō Latin
- convertere Latin
- converto Latin
- deverto Latin
- di- Latin
- diverto Latin
- dīversus Latin
- dīvertere Latin
- everto Latin
- interverto Latin
- intrōvertere, introvertere Latin
- inverto Latin
- obverto Latin
- oportet Latin
- perverto Latin
- pervertō Latin
- re- Latin
- reversus Latin
- revertor Latin
- rideo Latin
- ruscum Latin
- subverto Latin
- subvertō Latin
- transvertere Latin
- transverto Latin
- versicolor Latin
- versicolōrem Latin
- versiformis Latin
- versus Latin
- vertebra Latin
- vertex Latin
- vertigo Latin
- vertīgō Latin
- vertō Latin
- viverra Latin
- vortex Latin
- āvertere Latin
- ēvertere Latin
- -wärts German
- Gegenwart German
- Gegenwartssprache German
- Geistesgegenwart German
- abendwärts German
- gegenwartsbezogen German
- gegenwärtig German
- vergegenwärtigen German
- guarda- Italian
- guardabarriere Italian
- guardaboschi Italian
- guardabuoi Italian
- guardaspalle Italian
- guardia- Italian
- -waarts Dutch, Flemish
- waarde Dutch, Flemish
- εἰσοράω Ancient Greek
- εἶλαρ Ancient Greek
- θεωρέω Ancient Greek
- θεωρία Ancient Greek
- θεωρός Ancient Greek
- θεώρημα Ancient Greek
- προοράω Ancient Greek
- ἐφοράω Ancient Greek
- ὁράω Ancient Greek
- ὅραμα Ancient Greek
- ὅρασις Ancient Greek
- ὅρᾱμᾰ Ancient Greek
- ὅρᾱμᾰ, ὅραμα Ancient Greek
- ὤρα Ancient Greek
- *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European
- *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *ure- Proto-Indo-European
- *we-wórt-e, *wewórte Proto-Indo-European
- *wer- Proto-Indo-European
- *werdʰo- Proto-Indo-European
- *werk'- Proto-Indo-European
- *wert- Proto-Indo-European
- *wertmen Proto-Indo-European
- *weyd- Proto-Indo-European
- *wreyḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wr̥mis Proto-Indo-European
- *wért-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *wértti Proto-Indo-European
- verdt Norwegian Bokmål
- *aikwernô Proto-Germanic
- *fra- Proto-Germanic
- *hrītaną Proto-Germanic
- *waraz Proto-Germanic
- *wardaz Proto-Germanic
- *warduz Proto-Germanic
- *wardāną Proto-Germanic
- *wardō Proto-Germanic
- *wargaz Proto-Germanic
- *wargijaną Proto-Germanic
- *warjaną Proto-Germanic
- *warją Proto-Germanic
- *warkiz Proto-Germanic
- *warnōną Proto-Germanic
- *warþ- Proto-Germanic
- *warīniz Proto-Germanic
- *werduz Proto-Germanic
- *weruz Proto-Germanic
- *werþaną Proto-Germanic
- *werþaz Proto-Germanic
- *wirþijaz Proto-Germanic
- *wrītaną Proto-Germanic
- *wurdiz Proto-Germanic
- *wurstiz Proto-Germanic
- nattvard Swedish
- wara Polish
- verjar Norwegian Nynorsk
- voren Norwegian Nynorsk
- -weardes Old English
- forweorþan Old English
- geweorþan Old English
- toweard Old English
- weard Old English
- weorþan Old English
- आवर्त Sanskrit
- परिवर्तन Sanskrit
- प्रवर्तक Sanskrit
- वृत् Sanskrit
- ben ware Middle English
- amhábhar Irish
- bithábhar Irish
- frithábhar Irish
- meánábhar Irish
- príomhábhar Irish
- ábharaí Irish
- Verðandi Old Norse
- athugaverðr Old Norse
- náttverðr Old Norse
- vari Old Norse
- varði Old Norse
- verðleikr Old Norse
- verðr Old Norse
- vǫr Old Norse
- davre Danish
- nadver Danish
- *variti Proto-Slavic
- *varъ Proto-Slavic
- *verteno Proto-Slavic
- *vorta Proto-Slavic
- *vortiti Proto-Slavic
- *vortъ Proto-Slavic
- *věverica Proto-Slavic
- *vȇrstъ Proto-Slavic
- *vьrsta Proto-Slavic
- *vьrtěti Proto-Slavic
- *vьrvь Proto-Slavic
- garison Old French
- guarde Old French
- regard Old French
- reward Old French
- vers Old French
- verður Icelandic
- گر Persian
- virst Latvian
- vērt Latvian
- գերի Old Armenian
- վերմակ Old Armenian
- adbar Old Irish
- adbarda Old Irish
- feraid Old Irish
- fofera Old Irish
- la Old Irish
- verður Faroese
- gegenwart Middle High German
- vërej Albanian
- 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹 Gothic
- *tōward gmw-pro
- *werþan gmw-pro
- *kowwaris Proto-Celtic
- *wiweros Proto-Celtic
- *writ- Proto-Celtic
- *writ-, *writ(u) Proto-Celtic
- inwordes Middle Low German
- *war- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *wart- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *wáras Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *wártatay Proto-Indo-Iranian
- værþe Old Swedish
- værþer Old Swedish
- wähl Westrobothnian
- *werēōr Proto-Italic
- *wre Proto-Italic
- *wardōn, *wardēn Frankish
- vīr Middle Persian
- wlm Middle Persian
- reguard xno
- *writja Proto-Albanian
- *wirt- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *warH-, *wār- Proto-Iranian
- *wart- Proto-Iranian
- *uranka Gaulish
- *weréykā Proto-Hellenic
- provorsus Old Latin
- warison ONF.
- 𒉿𒅈𒉡𒊻𒍣 Hittite
- 𒉿𒊏𒀀𒉌 Hittite