Etymology

racewear

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Today it means: Clothing to be worn while racing. Full definition →

English wear ← Middle English weren ← Old English werian
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁s-
  2. Proto-Germanic*rēsō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*rās
  4. Old Englishrǣs
  5. Proto-Germanic*rēsō
  6. Old Norserás
  7. Middle Englishrace
  8. Englishrace
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wes-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*woséyeti
  11. Proto-Germanic*wazjaną
  12. Proto-West Germanic*waʀjan
  13. Old Englishwerian
  14. Middle Englishweren
  15. Englishwear
  16. English todayracewear

From race + -wear.

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