aver

aver · verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromvērus“true”
2. Early Medieval Latin · derived fromadvērō
3. Old French · derived fromaverer
4. Middle English · inherited fromaverren
5. English todayaver

From Middle English averren, from Old French averer, from Early Medieval Latin advērō, a verb derived from Latin vērus (“true”). Compare Modern French avérer.

aver · noun²

1. Old English · inherited fromeafor“workhorse; tenant’s obligation to transport goods”
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gʰeh₁bʰ-, *ǵʰeh₁bʰ-“to grab, take”
3. Latin · derived fromhabēre“to have, hold; to have, own (possessions)”
4. Old French · derived fromaver
5. Middle English · inherited fromaver
6. English todayaver

From Middle English aver, avere (“workhorse; any beast of burden (?); things which are owned, possessions, property, wealth; state of being rich, wealth; ownership, possession”) [and other forms], and then either: * from Old French aver, aveir, avoir (“possession, property; (collectively) beasts of burden; domestic animals; cattle”) (modern French avoir (“asset, possession”)), from aveir, avoir (“to have”), from Latin habēre (“to have, hold; to have, own (possessions)”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-, *ǵʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab, take”); or * from Old English eafor (“workhorse; tenant’s obligation to transport goods”), further etymology uncertain.

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