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wir.

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

pron/viːɐ̯/standard/vɐ/colloquial/mɐ/colloquial

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wéyder. Proto-Germanic *wīz Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ Old High German wir Middle High German wir German wir From Middle High German wir, from Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy. Compare Low German wi, Dutch wij, English we, Danish vi, Icelandic vér, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (weis).

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