Wehr
German (Berlin)
/veːɐ̯/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) resistance; defence; also in the sense of defenders; guard
- (informal)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German were inherited from Old High German werī inherited from Proto-Germanic *warīniz (defense).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*warīniz
Gloss
defense
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bund German
- Bundeswehr German
- Bürger German
- Bürgerwehr German
- Dienst German
- Feuer German
- Feuerwehr German
- Feuerwehrfrau German
- Feuerwehrleute German
- Feuerwehrmann German
- Feuerwehrschlauch German
- Mann German
- Not German
- Notwehr German
- Pflicht German
- Reich German
- Reichswehr German
- Verweigerer German
- Wehrdienst German
- Wehrdienstverweigerer German
- Wehrhaftigkeit German
- Wehrlosigkeit German
- Wehrmann German
- Wehrpflicht German
- abwehren German
- bewehren German
- erwehren German
- verwehren German
- wehrdiensttauglich German
- wehrdienstuntauglich German
- wehren German
- wehrfähig German
- wehrhaft German
- wehrig German
- wehrlos German
- wehrpflichtig German
- alweer Dutch, Flemish
- borstweer Dutch, Flemish
- brandweer Dutch, Flemish
- grensweer Dutch, Flemish
- hondenweer Dutch, Flemish
- kwakkelweer Dutch, Flemish
- landweer Dutch, Flemish
- noodweer Dutch, Flemish
- onweer Dutch, Flemish
- pokkenweer Dutch, Flemish
- strandweer Dutch, Flemish
- vriesweer Dutch, Flemish
- weer Dutch, Flemish
- weeral Dutch, Flemish
- weerbeer Dutch, Flemish
- weerbericht Dutch, Flemish
- weerbestendig Dutch, Flemish
- weerbom Dutch, Flemish
- weergeld Dutch, Flemish
- weergeven Dutch, Flemish
- weerglans Dutch, Flemish
- weerhaak Dutch, Flemish
- weerhaan Dutch, Flemish
- weerjaguar Dutch, Flemish
- weerkaart Dutch, Flemish
- weerklank Dutch, Flemish
- weerkunde Dutch, Flemish
- weerloos Dutch, Flemish
- weerman Dutch, Flemish
- weerpluim Dutch, Flemish
- weersomstandigheid Dutch, Flemish
- weerssituatie Dutch, Flemish
- weerstation Dutch, Flemish
- weersverwachting Dutch, Flemish
- weersvoorspelling Dutch, Flemish
- weervast Dutch, Flemish
- weervrouw Dutch, Flemish
- weerwolf Dutch, Flemish
- *wer- Proto-Indo-European
- *warīniz Proto-Germanic
- *wiþra Proto-Germanic
- värnplikt Swedish
- vǫrn Old Norse
- værn Danish
- werī Old High German
- brandweer Afrikaans
- were Middle High German
- *warjan gmw-pro
- Weri Alemannic German
- værn Old Danish
- Not
- Bund
- Mann
- Reich
- Feuer
- wehrig
- wehren
- Bürger
- Dienst
- wehrlos
- Pflicht
- Notwehr
- abwehren
- Wehrmann
- wehrhaft
- erwehren
- bewehren
- wehrfähig
- verwehren
- Feuerwehr
- Bürgerwehr
- Wehrdienst
- Bundeswehr
- Reichswehr
- Verweigerer
- Wehrpflicht
- wehrpflichtig
- Wehrlosigkeit
- Feuerwehrmann
- Feuerwehrfrau
- Wehrhaftigkeit
- Feuerwehrleute
- Feuerwehrschlauch
- wehrdiensttauglich
- wehrdienstuntauglich
- Wehrdienstverweigerer