Wear

English

/wɪə(ɹ)/

proper noun

Definitions

(river in the counties of County Durham). The cities of Durham and Sunderland are situated upon its banks.

Etymology

Derived from Latin Vedra.

Origin

Latin

Vedra

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Weardale English
Wearhead English
Wearmouth English
Wearside English
Wearsider English
dale English
head English
mouth English
Vedra Latin