Etymology

metalware

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Today it means: Any wares made out of metal, such as pots and pans. Full definition →

Middle English ware ← Old English waru ← Proto-West Germanic *waru
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The story

  1. Latinmetallum
  2. Old Frenchmeta
  3. Middle Englishmetal
  4. Englishmetal
  5. Proto-Germanic*warō
  6. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  7. Old Englishwaru
  8. Middle Englishware
  9. English todaymetalware

From metal + -ware.

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