minus-squareYardie@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.world•Why? WHY?linkfedilinkarrow-up37·1 year agoQuick Google shows English changed it at some point. From Middle English wer, were, from Old English wer (“man”), from Proto-Germanic *weraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós (“man, freeman”). https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/wer linkfedilink
minus-squareYardie@lemmy.worldtoFuck Cars•Study Finds Cyclists Are Better People Than Drivers | Jalopniklinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoGood thing they cycle then linkfedilink
Quick Google shows English changed it at some point. From Middle English wer, were, from Old English wer (“man”), from Proto-Germanic *weraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós (“man, freeman”).
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/wer