u̯er-11, u̯erǝ-

    u̯er-11, u̯erǝ-

    English meaning: friendship; trustworthy, true

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “Freundlichkeit (erweisen)”

    Material: A. root nouns u̯ēr-: Gk. Fηρ- in Hom. (ἐπι) ἦρα φέρειν “einen Gefallen tun”, Pherek. ἦρα ἴσθι, Bacchyl. ἦρα with gen. “χάριν”; ἐπιήρανος “wohlgefällig, pleasant”; nom. pl. ἐρί-ηρες “Vertraute”, sg. o-stem ἐρίηρος “traut, lieb”; βρίηρον μεγάλως κεχαρισμένον Hes.; PN Περιήρης, Διώρης from Διο-Fήρης. B. derivative u̯ērü: Gmc. *wēra “pact, covenant, profession, declaration, covenant” in O.Ice. GN Vür “goddess the Treuschwũre”, pl. vürar “Treuegelũbde”, O.E. wǣ r f. “pact, covenant, loyalty, protection”, O.H.G. würa ds., M.L.G. würe “pact, covenant, peace”; O.C.S. f. “faith, belief”. C. compounds auf -u̯ēro-s, -uēri-s, formal as Gk. ἐρίηρoς, βρίηρος: Lat. se-vērus “ohne Freundlichkeit”, i.e. ‘stern”, therefrom assevērüre “ insure “, persevērüre “beharren”; Ghegenstũck Gaul. PN Co-vīrus, Welsh cywir “right, loyal, faithful”; *u̯ēri-s in Goth. allawerei ‘schlichte Gũte”, O.Ice. ǫlvǣrr “friendly, gastlich”, O.E. eal-werlic “benigne”, O.H.G. alauuari, M.H.G. alwære ‘schlicht, oafish, clownish “, O.H.G. zur-würi “verdächtig” = Goth. *tuzwērs (tuzwērjan “doubt”), *unwērs(un-wērjan “ unwilling sein”), O.H.G. miti-würi “gentle”. D. adjective u̯ēro-s “true”: Lat. vērus, O.Ir. fīr, Welsh gwir; O.S. O.H.G. wür, Ger. wahr. E. Verbalableitungen: Gk. ἑορτή (*FεFορτά̄) “Feier, festival”, Eol. ἔροτις ds. (*Fεροτις? rather angeglichen an ἐροτός, Hom. ἐρατός “ mellifluous”); ἔρανος ds.; O.H.G. werēn, giweren, giwerōn , Ger. gewähren , O.S. waron “leisten”. Here probably also Gmc. werðuz (= IE *u̯ertú-) in O.Ice. verÞr (dat. sg. virÞe besides frequent verÞe) “repast, meal”, Goth. wairdus “ξένος”, O.S. werd, O.H.G. Wirt “ householder, Eheherr, Wirt”, O.Fris. hus-werda “Hauswirt, householder “.

    References: WP. I 285 f., WH. II 528, 768, Wissmann nom. postverb. 115 ff., The ältesten Postverb. of Gmc. 45, Frisk 531, 547 f., 565, Trautmann 351, Vasmer 1, 184.