FromMiddle Englishware, fromOld Englishwaru, fromProto-West Germanic*waru, fromProto-Germanic*warō, with meaning gradually shifting fromguard,protection toan object that is in possession, hence meriting attention, guarded, cared for, and protected.
-ware
Fromsoftware. See alsoware andwarehouse.
-ware
FromProto-Germanic*warjaz(“dwellers of”). Cognate withOld High German-āri(“inhabitants of”).
-ware
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | -ware |
| accusative | — | -ware |
| genitive | — | -wara |
| dative | — | -warum |
Stronga-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | -waras |
| accusative | — | -waras |
| genitive | — | -wara |
| dative | — | -warum |
Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | -waran |
| accusative | — | -waran |
| genitive | — | -warena |
| dative | — | -warum |
Strongō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -waru | -wara,-ware |
| accusative | -ware | -wara,-ware |
| genitive | -ware | -wara |
| dative | -ware | -warum |