wehren
German (Berlin)
[veːɐ̯n]
verb-weak
Definitions
- to fight
- (reflexive) to defend
Etymology
Inherited from *warjan (ward off, defend against).
Origin
*warjan
Gloss
ward off, defend against
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kivääri Finnish
- Bundeswehr German
- Bürgerwehr German
- Feuerwehr German
- Gewehr German
- Gewehrkolben German
- Gewehrkugel German
- Gewehrschuss German
- Luftgewehr German
- Maschinengewehr German
- Notwehr German
- Reichswehr German
- Schießgewehr German
- Sturmgewehr German
- Wehr German
- Wehrdienst German
- Wehrdienstverweigerer German
- Wehrmann German
- Wehrpflicht German
- abwehren German
- bewehren German
- erwehren German
- verwehren German
- wehrfähig German
- wehrhaft German
- wehrig German
- wehrlos German
- *warjaną Proto-Germanic
- gevär Swedish
- giwera Polish
- wer Old English
- garantir Old French
- werien Old High German
- gewer Middle High German
- were Middle High German
- weren Middle High German
- wieren Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *warjan gmw-pro
- bèaran Cimbrian
- bèarar Cimbrian
- *warjan Frankish