waer

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /waːr/

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch war, wara, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.

Alternative forms

• war

Adverb

waer

1. (interrogative, relative) where, in which place
2. (interrogative, relative) to where
3. (interrogative, relative) from where, whither
4. (relative) wherever, anywhere that

Descendants

• Dutch: waar

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch wār, from Proto-Germanic *wēraz.

Adjective

waer (stem war-)

1. true, real, authentic

Descendants

• Dutch: waar