English word weir comes from Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną (To strangle.), Proto-Indo-European *were-, Old English wirġan, Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-, Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-, Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (Wolf.), Proto-Indo-European *wes-, Old English wulf, Old English wǣren, Proto-Germanic *werzō, Proto-Germanic *wargijaną (To curse. To fordeem; condemn.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *wurgijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To strangle. |
| *were- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| wirġan | Old English (ang) | |
| *weyh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *weh₁y- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *wĺ̥kʷos | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Wolf. |
| *wes- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | fat, moisture, to dress, stab, to stick, prick, pierce, sting, moist, wet |
| wulf | Old English (ang) | |
| wǣren | Old English (ang) | |
| *werzō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *wargijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To curse. To fordeem; condemn. |
| wyrġan | Old English (ang) | |
| wyrgan | Old English (ang) | (clarification of this definition is being sought) to worry. To strangle, to throttle. |
| *warþō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *warjaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To thwart, to stop. To ward off, to defend against. |
| *wiHrós | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Husband. Man. Warrior, hero. |
| *weh₁iros | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *lukʷos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *woséyeti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To clothe, to put clothes onto. |
| *wazōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To continue; last. To stay; abide. |
| *werrō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Conflict, strife. Confusion, disarray. |
| wiergan | Old English (ang) | |
| werian | Old English (ang) | To defend, protect. |
| *wīraz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Wire. |
| Osco-Umbrian | Ligurian (lij) | |
| *wazjaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To clothe, dress. |
| *werra | Frankish (frk) | Confusion, disorder. Riot, disturbance, quarrel. |
| wīr | Old English (ang) | |
| lupa | Latin (lat) | (slang) prostitute. She-wolf. |
| werian | Old English (ang) | To wear. |
| *werra | Latin (lat) | (Vulgar Latin) war. |
| warian | Old English (ang) | To beware. |
| werra | Malayalam (mal) | |
| guerre | Old French (fro) | War (large-scale conflict). |
| werian | Old English (ang) | To defend, protect To wear. |
| *weraz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Husband. Man. |
| wer | Old English (ang) | (poetic) hero. Husband. Man. |
| wirwen | Middle English (enm) | |
| weir | English (eng) | A fence placed across a river to catch fish.. An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream. |